Download or read book The Wittenborn Family of Randolph County Illinois written by Lucille Wittenborn Wiechens and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carl Heinrich Wittenborn married Friedericke Henrietta Puls in Heepen, Westfalia, Germany and immigrated to Bremen, Illinois in 1870. Descendants, ancestors and relatives lived in Germany, Illinois, Arkansas, Kansas, California, New York, Oklahoma, Missouri, and elsewhere.
Download or read book Nifong and Knifong Descendants of Balthaser and Casper Neufang written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Casper (Christian) Neufang accompanied Balthasar Neufang in 1748 to Pennsylvania from Germany, but their relationship is unknown. He married Maria Barbara and they had 6 children. Casper died in 1791 while his wife died in 1795. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Colorado, Tennessee, California and elsewhere.
Download or read book Appealing for Liberty written by Loren Schweninger and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dred Scott and his landmark Supreme Court case are ingrained in the national memory, but he was just one of multitudes who appealed for their freedom in courtrooms across the country. Appealing for Liberty is the most comprehensive study to give voice to these African Americans, drawing from more than 2,000 suits and from the testimony of more than 4,000 plaintiffs from the Revolutionary era to the Civil War. Through the petitions, evidence, and testimony introduced in these court proceedings, the lives of the enslaved come sharply and poignantly into focus, as do many other aspects of southern society such as the efforts to preserve and re-unite black families. This book depicts in graphic terms, the pain, suffering, fears, and trepidations of the plaintiffs while discussing the legal system—lawyers, judges, juries, and testimony—that made judgments on their "causes," as the suits were often called. Arguments for freedom were diverse: slaves brought suits claiming they had been freed in wills and deeds, were born of free mothers, were descendants of free white women or Indian women; they charged that they were illegally imported to some states or were residents of the free states and territories. Those who testified on their behalf, usually against leaders of their communities, were generally white. So too were the lawyers who took these cases, many of them men of prominence, such as Francis Scott Key. More often than not, these men were slave owners themselves-- complicating our understanding of race relations in the antebellum period. A majority of the cases examined here were not appealed, nor did they create important judicial precedent. Indeed, most of the cases ended at the county, circuit, or district court level of various southern states. Yet the narratives of both those who gained their freedom and those who failed to do so, and the issues their suits raised, shed a bold and timely light on the history of race and liberty in the "land of the free."
Download or read book History of Randolph County Indiana written by E. Tucker and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Biographical Record of the Graduates and Non graduates of the Classes of 1822 1962 Inclusive written by Amherst College and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 1186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Rohrer Families written by Wickliffe B. Neal and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rohrer families of Maryland, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and elsewhere. Jacob Rohrer died 1758 in Hagerstown, Maryland. His wife's name was Feronica. They had two children: Jacob (b. 1744) and Barbary. Jacob's brother, Frederick Rohrer (b. ca. 1705), immigrated to Ameri- ca from Alsace ca. 1729. He settled in Pennsylvania in later years. He had one son, Samuel, who was born ca. 1730-1740 in Pleasant Valley, Md. He died in 1788.
Download or read book Prominent Families of New York written by Lyman Horace Weeks and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 100 Americans Making Constitutional History written by Melvin I. Urofsky and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2004-04-28 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 100 Americans Making Constitutional History: A Biographical History presents 100 profiles of the key people behind some of the most important U.S. Supreme Court cases. Edited by Melvin I. Urofsky, a respected constitutional historian, each 2,000-word profile delves into the social and political context behind landmark Court decisions. For example, while a case like Brown v. Board of Education is about an important idea the equal protection of the law at its heart it is the story of a little girl, Linda Brown, who wanted to go to a decent school near her home. The outcome is accessible and objective stories about the individuals heroes and scoundrels who fought their way to constitutional history. 100 Americans Making Constitutional History helps students understand the human side of the Supreme Court′s decisions from the early republic to the present. Each biographical profile, written by a constitutional scholar or legal analyst, includes a discussion about the Court decision and how the specific legal issues evolved into great constitutional questions and drama. It puts a face and history to major cases by reminding the reader that there are people behind them, seeking vindication of their individual liberties and civil rights. Each profile includes a brief bibliography for further research. Excellent for undergraduate students studying American government, American history, Constitutional Law and journalism. Sample List of Litigants Larry Flynt- Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell (1988) Elmer Gertz- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. (1974) Demetrio Rodriguez- Rodriguez v. San Antonio Independent School District (1973) Curt Flood- Flood v. Kuhn (1972) Estelle Griswold- Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) Linda Brown- Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Gordon Hirabayashi- Hirabayashi v. United states (1943) Eugene Debs- Debs v. United states (1919) William Marbury- Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Download or read book The Mabry Family written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Macon County Illinois from Its Organization to 1876 written by John W. Smith and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Stulls of Millsborough written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Stull was probably born in Germany between 1680-1700. He immigrated to America before 1725. He and his wife, Martha, had ten children. The first four were probably born in Pennsylvania, the others in Prince George's County, Maryland. He was the first permanent German settler west of Frederick County, Maryland. Descendants lived in Maryland, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Texas, Arkansas and elsewhere.
Download or read book The History Of Randolph County Illinois Including Old Kaskaskia Island written by E. J. Montague and published by Alpha Edition. This book was released on 2021-01-26 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
Download or read book A Search for the Immigrant Ancestors of Frances Lou Cunningham written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Amherst College Biographical Record 1963 Biographical Record of the Graduates and Non graduates of the Classes of 1822 1962 Inclusive written by Amherst College and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 1198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Biographical Congressional Directory with an Outline History of the National Congress 1774 1911 written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 1150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
