Brief Life History of Ferdinand
Ferdinand Schwedler was born in September 1847, in Germany. He married Augusta Tuegel on 19 November 1876, in Maywood, Proviso Township, Cook, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Cicero, Cook, Illinois, United States for about 20 years and Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. He died on 21 January 1921, at the age of 73, and was buried in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, United States.
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- Ferdinand Schwedler, "United States Census, 1880"
- Ferdinand F. Schwedler, "Find A Grave Index"
- Ferdinand Schwedler in entry for Augusta Schwedler, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994"
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1852 · The Book of Mormon Published in German
On May 25, 1852, the Book of Mormon is published in German.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Armin, Gunter, Kurt.
South German: from an agent derivative of Middle High German swegele ‘pipe, flute’, hence a nickname for someone who played such an instrument.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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