Brief Life History of Wilhelmina Minnie
When Wilhelmina Minnie Weber was born in August 1862, in Hampton Township, Bay, Michigan, United States, her father, Philipp Fredrich Weber, was 26 and her mother, Maria Margeratha Sexlinger, was 26. She married John Gies on 24 May 1893, in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Portsmouth Township, Bay, Michigan, United States in 1910 and Bay, Michigan, United States in 1920. She died in July 1941, in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, United States, at the age of 78.
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- Minnie Gies, "United States Census, 1920"
- Minnie Weber, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
- Minnie Gris, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1879 · New State Capitol Building Dedicated
After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a weaver, Middle High German wëber, German Weber, an agent derivative of weben ‘to weave’. This form of the surname is also established in many other parts of Europe, notably in France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), Poland, and the Netherlands. In Hungary it is mostly spelled Wéber and Véber. In Russia, Slovenia, Czechia, Slovakia, and Croatia it is (also) established in the Slavicized form Veber , which is in Czechia also spelled Vebr. Compare Waber , Weaber , Weaver , Webber , and Webre .
History: As a name of ultimately Swiss German origin the surname Weber is also established among the American Mennonites. However, descendants of the early Mennonite settlers, who came to PA in the early 18th century, mostly bear the Americanized form of the name (see Weaver ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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