Brief Life History of William H
When William H Holdren was born in September 1839, in Ohio, United States, his father, Archibald Holdren, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth A. Hogan, was 37. He married Mary Elizabeth Long on 25 June 1861, in Ross, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Bloomingburg, Paint Township, Fayette, Ohio, United States in 1900 and Buckskin Township, Ross, Ohio, United States in 1910. He died on 24 March 1922, in Kingston, Ross, Ohio, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Bloomingburg Presbyterian Church, Paint Township, Fayette, Ohio, United States.
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- Wm Holdren in household of Archabald Holdren, "United States Census, 1860"
- William H. Holdren, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Wm H Holdren, "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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