Brief Life History of Lavina
When Lavina Knote was born on 2 September 1840, in Indiana, United States, her father, William Peter Knote, was 21 and her mother, Mary Brooks, was 20. She married Joseph Thomas Bloxham on 18 November 1858, in Grant, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 27 March 1909, in Swayzee, Sims Township, Grant, Indiana, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Estates of Serenity, Marion, Center Township, Grant, Indiana, United States.
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- Levina Bloxom in household of Joseph Bloxom, "United States Census, 1860"
- Larind Krote, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Lavina Knote Bloxham, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1843
Historical Information: 1843: Grant, Indiana, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
German: nickname for a coarse, unrefined person, from Middle High German knode ‘knot’. See also Canode .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Biography of Lavina Knote
Biographical Sketch of Lavina Knote (21JF-7TZ) Written by Abby Anne Ebert, 4th Great Granddaughter Birth and Childhood: Lavina Knote was born in Indiana on September 2, 1840 to Peter Knote and Mary B …
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