Brief Life History of John Franklin
When John Franklin Lindhorst was born on 3 February 1871, in Ramsey, Fayette, Illinois, United States, his father, William August Lindhorst, was 29 and his mother, Sarah Emma Culbertson, was 19. He married Joanna Margaret Miller on 22 March 1903. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Ramsey Township, Fayette, Illinois, United States in 1900. In 1900, at the age of 29, his occupation is listed as farmer in Fayette, Illinois, United States. He died on 13 March 1953, in Ramsey, Fayette, Illinois, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Mount Pleasant, Lawrence, Illinois, United States.
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- John F Lindhorst, "United States Census, 1910"
- John F Lindhorst, "Find A Grave Index"
- John Lindhorst, "United States Census, 1920"
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1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1877 · The First Workers Strike
The country was in great economic distress in mid-1877, which caused many workers of the Railroad to come together and began the first national strike in the United States. Crowds gathered in Chicago in extreme number to be a part of the strike which was later named the Great Railroad Strike. Shortly after the strike began, the battle was fought between the authorities and many of the strikers. The conflict escalated to violence and quickly each side turned bloody.
1893 · The World's Columbian Exposition
Also known as the Chicago World's Fair, The Exposition was held to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World. The centerpiece of the Fair was a large water pool that represented Columbus's voyage across the Atlantic to the Americas. The Fair had a profound effect on new architecture designs, sanitation advancement, and the arts. The Fairgrounds were given the nickname the White City due to its lavish paint and materials used to constuct it. Over 27 million people attended the fair during its six-month of operation. Among many of the invetions exhibited there was the first Ferris wheel built to rival the Eiffel Tower in France.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Klaus, Kurt, Willi.
German: habitational name from any of several places so called.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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