Rhoda Ann Whiddon

Brief Life History of Rhoda Ann

When Rhoda Ann Whiddon was born on 1 April 1845, in Thomas, Georgia, United States, her father, Jared Irvin Whiddon, was 25 and her mother, Mary Ann White, was 23.

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Family Time Line

Jared Irvin Whiddon
1819–1863
Mary Ann White
1821–1900
Sophronia Whiddon
1840–1916
William Thomas Whiddon
1843–1929
Rhoda Ann Whiddon
1845–
Grace Elizabeth Whiddon
1848–1918
Mary Green Whiddon
1850–1922
Robert Flournoy Whiddon
1851–1920
Eli Ballard Whiddon
1854–1919
James Seward Whiddon
1856–1935
Jared Irvin Whiddon
1859–1924

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  • Rhoda Whidden in household of Jasea Whidden, "United States Census, 1850"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1861

Civil War History - Some 11,000 Georgians gave their lives in defense of their state a state that suffered immense destruction. But wars end brought about an even more dramatic figure to tell: 460,000 African-Americans were set free from the shackles of slavery to begin new lives as free people.

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

Name Meaning

English (Devon): habitational name from any of numerous minor places in Devon named Whiddon. Some are named with Old English hwīt ‘white’ + dūn ‘hill’ or tūn ‘farmstead, estate’; others with Old English hwǣte ‘wheat’ + dūn or denu ‘valley’.

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

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