When Lewis R Himes Jr was born on 18 May 1833, in Delaware, Indiana, United States, his father, Lewis R Himes, was 34 and his mother, Martha Dykes, was 31. He married Frances Poff on 20 September 1855, in Howard, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 5 May 1912, in Orestes, Monroe Township, Madison, Indiana, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Poff Cemetery, Howard, Indiana, United States.
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Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
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The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
Americanized form of German Heims .
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