Brief Life History of John Henry
When John Henry Archer was born in May 1865, in Indiana, United States, his father, Waterman H. Archer, was 33 and his mother, Elizabeth Ohlwine, was 31. He lived in Noble, Indiana, United States in 1935 and Cromwell, Sparta Township, Noble, Indiana, United States in 1940. He died on 5 June 1944, in Ligonier, Perry Township, Noble, Indiana, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Kimmell, Sparta Township, Noble, Indiana, United States.
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Sources (8)
- John H Archer in household of William F Archer, "United States Census, 1910"
- John H Archer, "Find A Grave Index"
- John H Archer in household of William F Archer, "United States Census, 1920"
Parents and Siblings
1831–1894 Male
1833–1904 Female
Siblings (8)
1857–1942 Male
1851–1951 Female
1859–1927 Female
1864–1924 Female
1865–1944 Male
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World Events (8)
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
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1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
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1886
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Name Meaning
English and French: from Middle English archere, Anglo-Norman French archer, Old French archier ‘bowman’, hence an occupational name for an archer. This Norman French word partially replaced the native English word bowman in the 14th century. In North America, this surname may have absorbed some cases of European cognates such as French Archier. Compare Larcher .
German: from an agent derivative of Old High German archa ‘mill-race’ (from Latin arca ‘chest, box’). This surname is rare in Germany.
Germanized form of Slovenian Arhar: German-influenced patronymic from the personal name Arh (see Arch 3), an old vernacular equivalent of Henry . Alternatively, perhaps a topographic name derived from Old High German archa ‘mill-race’ (see 2 above), hence a cognate of Slovenian Rakar (see Raker 4).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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