Dr Richard Lane Sullivan

Brief Life History of Richard Lane

When Dr Richard Lane Sullivan was born on 25 September 1819, in Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, United States, his father, Charles Sullivan, was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth Lane, was 18. He married Harriett Bernard on 16 November 1849, in Adams, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Justice Precinct 8, Dallas, Texas, United States in 1860. He died on 6 February 1897, in Smithville, Clay, Missouri, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Goss Cemetery, Smithville, Clay, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Dr Richard Lane Sullivan
1819–1897
Harriett Bernard
1826–1900
Marriage: 16 November 1849
Charles Sullivan
1851–1852
William Worrell Sullivan
1853–1932
Edward Frances Sullivan
1856–1921
Richard Lane Sullivan
1858–1926
Sullivan
1859–1860
Margaret Virginia Sullivan
1862–1910
Jesse Winford Sullivan
1865–1944
Robert E Lee Sullivan
1870–1908

Sources (11)

  • R L Sullivan, "United States Census, 1860"
  • R L Sullivan, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Dr Richard Lane Sullivan, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1822

Historical Boundaries: 1822: Clay, Missouri, United States

1843

Historical Boundaries: 1843: Davis, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Davis, Iowa, United States

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Liam, Donal, James Patrick, Michael Patrick, Aileen, Brigid, Paddy, Siobhan, John Patrick, Kevin Patrick, Parnell.

Irish (Cork and Kerry): shortened form of O'Sullivan .

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

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