Brief Life History of David Mahaffey
When David Mahaffey Roddy was born on 12 April 1810, in Rhea, Tennessee, United States, his father, Jesse Roddye, was 35 and his mother, Jane 'Jenny' Mahaffe, was 33. He married Elizabeth Brabson Smith on 2 November 1842, in Rhea, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 5 March 1885, in Roddy, Rhea, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 74.
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Sources (12)
- David Roddy, "United States Census, 1880"
- Daniel M. Roddy in entry for Catherine C. Roddy, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
- David M Roddy, "United States Census, 1850"
Spouse and Children
1810–1885 Male
1822–1902 Female
Children (9)
1845–1930 Male
1847–1909 Female
1849– Male
1853–1856 Male
1853–1926 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1775–1861 Male
1778–1830 Female
Siblings (10)
1798–1851 Female
1801–1840 Male
1802–1867 Female
1804– Female
1806–1859 Female
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1812
Age 2
1812 · War of 1812
Age 2
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 20
Name Meaning
Irish:
of Galway origin, a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Rodaigh ‘descendant of Rodach’, a personal name based on rod ‘spirited, lively, strong’. Forms with vowel e derive from a variant, Ó Roidigh. Compare Redding .
shortened Anglicized form of Irish Ó Rodacháin ‘descendant of Rodachán’, a personal name which is a diminutive of rodach. This was an ecclesiastical family in Leitrim. A variant Ó Roideacháin gives Redican , for which Reddington was sometimes adopted as an Anglicized equivalent.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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