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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- 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"
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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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