Brief Life History of George Washington
When George Washington Seaman was born on 16 February 1859, in Tiffin Township, Adams, Ohio, United States, his father, Franklin Allen Seaman, was 42 and his mother, Susannah Cain, was 41. He married Minnie Piatt on 27 March 1890, in Adams, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 13 June 1931, in West Union, Tiffin Township, Adams, Ohio, United States, at the age of 72.
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- George Seaman in household of Frank Seaman, "United States Census, 1870"
- George W Seaman, "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953"
- G.W. Seaman in entry for C.E. Seaman and Maude Satterfield, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
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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.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Seman, Semon (Old English Sǣmann, composed of the elements sǣ ‘sea’ + mann ‘man’). The surname may have become confused with variants of Simon .
English: occasionally perhaps an occupational name for a sailor, from Middle English seman ‘sailor’ (Old English sǣmann), but the most common source of the name is 1.
Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Seemann .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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