Amanda Lynd

Brief Life History of Amanda

When Amanda Lynd was born on 16 November 1844, in Ohio, United States, her father, Samuel Lynd, was 32 and her mother, Elizabeth Tipton, was 18. She married Phillip Methanial Hanshaw about 1865. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Washington, Washington, Kansas, United States for about 20 years and Maple Lane Election Precinct, Clackamas, Oregon, United States in 1920. She died on 17 November 1927, in Oregon, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Crown Hill, King, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Phillip Methanial Hanshaw
1842–1920
Amanda Lynd
1844–1927
Marriage: about 1865
Samuel M. Hanshaw
1866–1870
Charles M. Hanshaw
1867–1943
Edwin P. Hanshaw
1869–1945
Effie F. Hanshaw
1870–1875
Johnny Hanshaw
1870–1875
Ida M. Hanshaw
1871–1871
George Dalis Hanshaw
1872–1959
Juline E. Hanshaw
1877–1881
Lottie Mary Hanshaw
1881–1952
David F. Hanshaw
1886–1903

Sources (22)

  • Amanda Henshaw in household of Henshaw, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Amanda Lynd - Published information: birth-name: Amanda Lynd
  • Amanda Lynd Hanshaw, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1846

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

1859 · Oregon Becomes a State

Oregon became the 33rd state admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859. 

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Lind 1.

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

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