Brief Life History of William Francis
When William Francis Schriner was born on 11 February 1857, in Ohio, United States, his father, Jacob A. Schriner, was 27 and his mother, Mary Anne Clemens, was 24. He married Juliet Alma Sharkey on 25 February 1884, in McPherson, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Windom, McPherson, Kansas, United States in 1930 and Castle Township, McPherson, Kansas, United States in 1940. He died on 21 December 1940, in South Sharps Creek Township, McPherson, Kansas, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Excelsior Cemetery, Marquette, McPherson, Kansas, United States.
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- W F Schriver, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Francis Schriner - Government record: Cemetery record or headstone: birth-name: William Francis Schriner
- W F Schriner, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"
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1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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.
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Americanized form of German Schreiner .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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