Harvey Edward Delph

Brief Life History of Harvey Edward

When Harvey Edward Delph was born in 1827, in Grayson, Virginia, United States, his father, Jacob Delph, was 22 and his mother, Mary C. Baker, was 19. He married Mary Rebecca Catherine Erwin about 1848, in Hancock, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Big Creek, Clay, Kentucky, United States in 1880 and Magisterial District 8 Otter Creek, Clay, Kentucky, United States in 1910. He died in 1915, in East Bernstadt, Laurel, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in East Bernstadt, Laurel, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Harvey Edward Delph
1827–1915
Mary Rebecca Catherine Erwin
1832–1919
Marriage: about 1848
Samuel Alexander Delph
1849–1947
James Franklin Delph
1852–1936
Joyce Delph
1853–1860
Joshua Edward Delph
1854–1931
Nancy E. Delph
1856–1933
Thomas Albert Delph
1859–1929
John Daniel Delph
1861–1933
George Washington Delph
1865–about 1909
Gilbert M. Delph
1872–
Mary E Delph
1876–1951

Sources (17)

  • Henry Delph, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Harvey Edward Delph, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Harvey Delph in entry for Nancy Delph Sizemore, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens

The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

Name Meaning

English (Norfolk and Cambridgeshire): variant of Delve, itself a topographic name from Middle English delf, delphe, delve (Old English (ge)delf) ‘pit, quarry, canal, ditch’, denoting someone who lived by a pit, quarry, or excavation, or, in some instances, an occupational name for a ditcher, digger, or quarrier (Middle English delver(er)).

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

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