When George W Sizer was born in 1854, in Ohio, United States, his father, Horace Sizer, was 35 and his mother, Myrtilla, was 26. He lived in Franklin Township, Portage, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Kent, Portage, Ohio, United States in 1880. He was buried in Standing Rock Cemetery, Kent, Portage, Ohio, United States.
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Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
English: status or occupational name from Middle English sysour ‘assizer’, a shortened form of assisour, denoting a juryman or sworn witness in a court of assize.
Americanized form of German Zeiser .
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