Brief Life History of Matilda
When Matilda Schimpf was born on 29 July 1862, in Chatfield, Crawford, Ohio, United States, her father, Jacob Frederick Schimpf, was 34 and her mother, Louisa Fredericke Mollenkopf, was 33. She married Emanuel M Leonhardt on 7 January 1886, in Chatfield, Crawford, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. She lived in Chatfield, Chatfield Township, Crawford, Ohio, United States in 1900. She died on 6 September 1900, at the age of 38, and was buried in Chatfield, Crawford, Ohio, United States.
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- Matilda Schimpf in household of Jacob Schimpf, "United States Census, 1870"
- Tillie Schimpe, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Matilda Leonhart, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
German: nickname for a humorous or playful person, from Middle High German schimpf ‘sport, play, amusement’, later ‘mockery, disdain’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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