Francis Marion Wideman

Brief Life History of Francis Marion

When Francis Marion Wideman was born on 2 October 1837, in Grubville, Jefferson, Missouri, United States, his father, Francis Wesley Wideman, was 23 and his mother, Mary Ann White, was 15. He married Sarah Elizabeth McEwen about 1856, in Franklin, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 12 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Jefferson, Jefferson, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Big River Township, Jefferson, Missouri, United States for about 40 years. He died on 12 January 1911, in Grubville, Jefferson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Dittmer, Jefferson, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Francis Marion Wideman
1837–1911
Sarah Elizabeth McEwen
1837–1897
Marriage: about 1856
Adeline Wideman
1857–1857
Emily Jane Wideman
1860–1934
Mary Anne Wideman
1861–1914
John Wesley Wideman
1861–1947
Andrew Jackson Wideman
1864–1931
Patrick Henry Wideman Sr
1864–1935
David Lawrence Wideman
1865–1937
Francis Maran Wideman
1867–1875
William Marion Wideman
1869–1934
Sylvester Wideman
1870–1934
Sarah Elizabeth Wideman
1872–1949
Frederick Wideman
1874–1938
Nancy Ellen Wideman
1875–1955
James C. Wideman
1876–1900
Lawson Francis Wideman
1879–1951
Elmer Jefferson Wideman
1883–1951
George Washington Wideman
1885–1960

Sources (14)

  • Francis Wideman, "United States Census, 1860"
  • F M Wideman, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Francis Marion Wideman, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1852

Historical Boundaries: 1852: Jefferson, Missouri, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Widemann: from the ancient Germanic personal name Widiman, composed of the elements witu ‘wood’ or wīt ‘wide, broad’ + man ‘man’.

Americanized form of German Widemann: topographic name from Middle Low German wide ‘willow’ for someone living near a willow tree or stand.

Americanized form of German Weidemann or Weidmann ‘huntsman’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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