Mahala Padget

1828–
Tennessee, United States

The Life of Mahala

When Mahala Padget was born in 1828, in Tennessee, United States, her father, Jesse Padget, was 26 and her mother, Sarah Ellen Snodgrass, was 22. She married Henry Morris about 1846, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Carlinville, Macoupin, Illinois, United States in 1880.

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Family Time Line

Henry Morris
1825–
Mahala Padget
1828–
Marriage: about 1846
John H Morris
1847–
Jessee B Morris
1849–1903
Margaret Elizabeth Morris
1853–1922

Spouse and Children

    Henry Morris

    Male1825–Male

    Mahala Padget

    Female1828–Female

MARRIAGE
about 1846
Tennessee, United States
children

(3)

    John H Morris

    Male1847–Male

    Jessee B Morris

    Male1849–1903Male

    Margaret Elizabeth Morris

    Female1853–1922Female

Parents and Siblings

    Jesse Padget

    Male1802–1854Male

    Sarah Ellen Snodgrass

    Female1806–1870Female

siblings

(4)

    Mahala Padget

    Female1828–Female

    Frances Padget

    Male1833–1912Male

    William Padget

    Male1835–1910Male

    Joseph Padget

    Male1837–1925Male

World Events (8)

1832 · Black Hawk War

Age 4

"The Black Hawk War was a brief conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of other tribes, known as the ""British Band"", crossed the Mississippi River, into Illinois, from Iowa Indian Territory in April 1832. Black Hawk's motives were ambiguous, but records show that he was hoping to avoid bloodshed while resettling on tribal land that had been given to the United States in the 1804 Treaty of St. Louis."
1835 · The Hermitage is Built

Age 7

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1861 · Simple life to Soldiers

Age 33

Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Padgett .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Sources (2)

  • Mahala Smith in household of Charles Smith, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Mahala Pagett in entry for Margaret Jones, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"

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