Brief Life History of Sarah Alice
When Sarah Alice Streepy was born on 26 August 1857, in Indiana, United States, her father, Edward C. Streepy, was 56 and her mother, Elizabeth Smith Mc Cormick, was 41. She married Columbus Evan Whisler on 27 October 1874, in Appanoose, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Sharon, Appanoose, Iowa, United States in 1930 and Udell Township, Appanoose, Iowa, United States in 1940. She died in 1949, at the age of 92, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Udell, Appanoose, Iowa, United States.
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- Sarah A Whistler, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
- Sarah A. Streepey, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992"
- Sarah Alice Streeper Whisler, "Find A Grave Index"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · The Burtis Opera House
The Burtis Opera House opened in Davenport and could easily hold an audience of 1,600. It was a widely used facility and Mark Twain filled the house when he spoke on tour in 1869. It was also used to house Susan B. Anthony when she lectured on the woman's right to vote. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra played its first concert as the new Tri-City Symphony in the Opera House. An arsonist set fire to the building on the evening of April 26, 1921, and the building was severely destroyed. The building was rebuilt but was no longer used as an opera house.
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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Origin undetermined.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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