Brief Life History of William Wallace
When William Wallace Casper was born on 12 March 1821, in Bellville, Jefferson Township, Richland, Ohio, United States, his father, William Casper, was 36 and his mother, Avarilla Durbin, was 31. He married Sarah Ann Bean on 29 August 1844, in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1851. He registered for military service in 1846. He died on 17 July 1908, in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Elysian Burial Gardens, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Wm W Caspar, "United States Census, 1860"
- William W Casper, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- William Wallace Casper, "United States Mormon Battalion Pension Applications, 1846-1923"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
1845 · Oh My Father
"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."
Name Meaning
English and German: from the personal name Casper (in English this is a variant of Jasper , in German a variant of Kaspar and Kasper ), Latin Caspar(us), Gaspar(us). It is widely understood to be from the Persian word gazbar ‘treasurer’, and was ascribed by popular tradition in Europe to one of the three Magi (see also Baltazar and Melchior ) who according to the Bible (in which they are not named) brought gifts to the new-born Christ. Their supposed remains were taken to Cologne from Constantinople in the 12th century; hence the popularity of the name Casper and its variants in Germany and elsewhere in central Europe. In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. Polish Kasper , Czech Kašpar (see Kaspar ), Croatian Gašpar (see Gaspar ), and Slovenian Gašper (see Gasper ), and also their derivatives.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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