Brief Life History of Johann Gottlieb Albert
When Johann Gottlieb Albert Hurner was born on 25 April 1861, in Bern, Switzerland, his father, Franz Samuel Jakob Hürner, was 37 and his mother, Anna Moser, was 38. He married Maria Imhof on 22 March 1887, in Platte, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Platte Township, Butler, Nebraska, United States for about 15 years and Loup Township, Platte, Nebraska, United States for about 20 years. He died on 12 May 1931, in Gruetli, Platte, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Monroe, Platte, Nebraska, United States.
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- Albert Hurner in household of Jacob Hurner, "Nebraska State Census, 1885"
- Albert Huour Or Hoover, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
- Albert Hurner, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863
Jean Henru Dunant founded the Red Cross in Geneva.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
South German and Swiss German: habitational name for someone from a place called Murn or Murnau.
German: nickname from a dialect name for tomcat for a grumpy person, derived from Middle High German, Middle Low German murren ‘to grumble’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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