Brief Life History of Eli
When Eli Trimmer was born on 11 March 1861, in Stark, Illinois, United States, his father, John S Trimmer, was 39 and his mother, Catharine Ayers, was 33. He married Henrietta Graves about 1884, in Stark, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in West Jersey Township, Stark, Illinois, United States in 1900 and West Jersey, Stark, Illinois, United States in 1920. He died on 9 January 1925, in Stark, Illinois, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Toulon Cemetery, Toulon Township, Stark, Illinois, United States.
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- Eli Trinner, "United States Census, 1900"
- Eli Trimmer, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Eli Trimmer, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1871
In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English (mainly Hampshire):
occupational name from Middle English trimmer, a derivative of the verb trimmen (Old English trymman) which had multiple meanings, including ‘to strengthen, confirm, make ready’. The modern sense ‘to cut, trim’ is not attested in Middle English literature, but it is possible that the surname was for someone who cut something, perhaps cloth.
perhaps occasionally from the Middle English personal name Triamor, of uncertain origin but found as the name of an Egyptian ruler in Alexandria in the medieval romance Guy of Warwick. It remained in use for many years in a Baldwin family from the Hertfordshire area.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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