Ellen Wimmer

Brief Life History of Ellen

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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Family Time Line

John Phipps
1815–1892
Ellen Wimmer
1820–1880
Marriage: 28 February 1850
Jane Phipps
1851–
Emma Phipps
1855–1917
Martha Phipps
1858–1869
Susan Phipps
1858–1869
Ann Eliza Phipps
1860–
John Nathan Phipps
1862–1920
Mary Ellen Phipps
1864–

Sources (14)

  • Ellen Wimmer in household of Peter Wimmer, "United States Census, 1850" - Utah (age 21)
  • Legacy NFS Source: Ellen Wimmer - birth: 1825; New Castle, Henry, Indiana, United States
  • Legacy NFS Source: Ellen Wimmer - death: about 1892; Cambria, San Luis Obispo, California, United States

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1819 · Panic! of 1819

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. 

1823

Historical Information: 1823: Henry, Indiana, United States

Name Meaning

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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