Brief Life History of Amanda
When Amanda Elrod was born in 1810, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Rev Robert Mason Elrod Jr, was 14 and her mother, Sarah "Sallie" Wiley, was 13. She married Levin Payne Merrill on 29 November 1832, in Bracken, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Pendleton, Kentucky, United States in 1860 and Milford, Bracken, Kentucky, United States in 1880. She died after 1880, in Bracken, Kentucky, United States.
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- Amanda Merrill in household of John W Stump, "United States Census, 1880"
- Amanda Elrod, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Amanda Ellrod in entry for Marsh Memill, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.
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.
Name Meaning
Altered form of North German Ellrott, Ellrodt, perhaps a habitational name from Ellierode near Northeim, Lower Saxony, either of two places in Hesse named Ellingerode, or two lost places so named. In the US, this surname is very frequent in GA, TN, and TX.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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