Brief Life History of Charles
When Charles Kemmish was born on 11 May 1812, in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, his father, John Kemish, was 31 and his mother, Sarah Goddard, was 33. He married Elizabeth Wilkey on 17 April 1835, in Portsea, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Ross Township, Fremont, Iowa, United States in 1860 and Union Township, Harrison, Iowa, United States in 1880. He died on 29 March 1896, in Persia, Harrison, Iowa, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Valley View Cemetery, Persia, Harrison, Iowa, United States.
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- Charles Kemmish, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
- Charles Kemish, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Charles Kemmish, "England, Hampshire, Portsmouth, Marriages, 1537-1930"
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1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1815 · Manchester Dock in Liverpool Built
In 1815, the Manchester Dock in Liverpool was constructed by John Foster Sr. It was an important gateway for coal and manufactured goods mainly corn and cotton. It closed in 1929.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
English: see Kemish .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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Charles Kemmish - 1915 Harrison County Iowa Biographies Page Six
From ************************************************** James E. KEMMISH & Charles KEMMISH - The debt which Harrison county, Iowa, owes to the citizens of English birth or descent is one which the
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