Elmer Everett Hassler

Brief Life History of Elmer Everett

When Elmer Everett Hassler was born on 6 May 1861, in Selby Township, Bureau, Illinois, United States, his father, Jacob Henry Hassler, was 23 and his mother, Emma A. Pauline Barber, was 19. He married Mary J Fredrickson on 4 January 1885. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 30 June 1889, in Joliet, Will, Illinois, United States, at the age of 28, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Leepertown Township, Bureau, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elmer Everett Hassler
1861–1889
Mary J Fredrickson
1867–1948
Marriage: 4 January 1885
Frederick Henry Hassler
1886–1967
Charles Louis Hassler
1888–1955

Sources (8)

  • Elmer E Hasler in household of J Henry Hasler, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Elmer Everett Hassler, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Elmer Hassler in entry for Louis C Hassler and Ethel F Jones, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

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.

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

Name Meaning

German and Swiss German: topographic name for someone who lived in a place where hazels grew, from Middle High German hasel ‘hazel’ + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant, or a habitational name for someone from any of the many places called Has(s)el or similar.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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