Brief Life History of Rodolph Edward Shimer
When Rodolph Edward Shimer Hunter was born on 26 October 1847, in Florence, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, his father, Edward Hunter, was 54 and his mother, Laura Lovina Shimer, was 20. He married Eliza Elizabeth Kelly on 7 December 1874, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 14 February 1923, in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Rodolph Hunter in household of Edward Hunter, "United States Census, 1860"
- Rudolph Edward Hunter, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Rodolph E Hunter, "Utah, Cemetery Abstracts"
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World Events (8)
1850
Historical Boundaries 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867
Nebraska is the 37th state.
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern English: occupational name from Middle English hunter(e) ‘huntsman’ (see Hunt ).
Irish (Antrim and Derry): adopted for Gaelic Ó Fiaich (see Fee ) due to confusion with the word fiadhach ‘hunt’.
History: A Scottish family of this name (see 1 above) has been established at Hunterston (Ayrshire) since the 13th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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