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Ieremia is a name. It can be both a masculine given name and a surname. It can be both a masculine given name and a surname. Notable people with this name include:
Texas Germans (German: Texas-Deutsche) are descendants of Germans who settled in Texas since the 1830s. The arriving Germans tended to cluster in ethnic enclaves ; the majority settled in a broad, fragmented belt across the south-central part of the state, where many became farmers. [ 1 ]
Texans of German birth or descent have, since the mid-19th century, made up one of the largest ethnic groups in the state. By 1850, they numbered 5% of the total population—a conservative count. The 1990 census listed more than 17% of the population, nearly three million individuals, claiming German heritage.
Edmund Elisala (Ieremia) Stansbury (born May 3, 1979) is an American former professional football fullback in the National Football League (NFL), and a prominent sports figure in El Paso, Texas. Stansbury had a standout athletic career at the high school, collegiate, and professional levels and has since made significant contributions to his ...
George Bernhard Zimpelman (July 24, 1832 in Bavaria – 1908 in Austin, Texas [1]) was a German-American who became an influential Texas statesman and businessman. After the Civil War he was often referred to as "Major Zimpelman", and as a Texas sheriff and business developer he helped to shape and secure land holdings in Texas.
Ieremia Teodor Cecan [1] (first name also Jeremia, Eremia or Irimia, last name also Ciocan; Russian: Иеремия Федорович Чекан, romanized: Yeremya Fedorovich Chekan; May 31, 1867 – June 27, 1941) was a Bessarabian-born Romanian journalist, Bessarabian Orthodox priest and political figure.
It is thought the family's surname was, at some point prior to emigration, changed from Amyas. [1] In the 16th century Amyas was frequently confused with Ames. [2] William Ames immigrated to Massachusetts Bay in 1638, eventually settled in Braintree, and died in about 1653. [1] With his wife Hannah, he had one son, John, born in 1647. [1] [a]
Statue of Antonio Gil y Barbo, Plaza Principal, Nacogdoches, erected in 1997 The Old Stone Fort, built by Gil Ybarbo about 1790, and later reconstructed.. Dón Antonio Gil Ybarbo (1729–1809), also known as Gil Ybarbo or Gil Ibarbo was a Spanish military personnel and trader of the Spanish Texas times, who played a crucial role in the development of Nacogdoches, Texas in 1779.