When Ellen Wimmer was born about 1820, in New Castle, Henry, Indiana, United States, her father, Peter Wimmer, was 39 and her mother, Elizabeth Shirley, was 36. She married Joseph Strough on 28 December 1841, in Ross Township, Butler, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in California, United States in 1870 and Templeton Judicial Township, San Luis Obispo, California, United States in 1880. She died after 1880, in Salinas Township, San Luis Obispo, California, United States.
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With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Historical Information: 1823: Henry, Indiana, United States
German: shortened form of Widmer .
German: occupational name from Middle High German wimmer ‘wine maker’.
German: nickname from Middle High German wim(m)er ‘knotty growth on a tree trunk’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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