When Jephtha Shomaker was born on 25 July 1838, in Adams, Illinois, United States, his father, Jezreel Shomaker, was 41 and his mother, Nancy Golden, was 30. He married Ann Maria Bailey on 2 October 1867, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1850 and Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 1 March 1893, in Ferron, Emery, Utah, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Molen, Emery, Utah, United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, Utah Territory, United States 1851: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
Americanized form of Dutch Schoemaker and German and Jewish Schumacher .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesMy grandfather Jeptha Shomaker was born in Adams County Illinois July 25, 1838. He saw the Prophet Joseph Smith. He crossed the plains with his father and mother in the autumn of 1847 in the Charles …
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