Brief Life History of Laura S
When Laura S East was born on 19 June 1854, in Monroe, Indiana, United States, her father, Joseph East, was 42 and her mother, Tabitha Howell, was 38. She married Milton Hoover on 27 October 1883, in Monroe, Indiana, United States. She lived in Indiana, United States in 1870 and Polk Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States in 1880. She died on 21 September 1889, at the age of 35, and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States.
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- Lora S East in household of Joseph East, "United States Census, 1870"
- Laura Hoover, "Find A Grave Index"
- Laura East in entry for Milton Hoover, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
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1856 · The Town of Santa Claus
The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who came from the east or who lived on the eastern side of a settlement. Compare Estes .
Americanized form (translation into English) of North German Ost and Swedish Öst.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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