Brief Life History of Amanda J
When Amanda J Wood was born on 11 March 1849, in Ohio, United States, her father, Reason Wood, was 29 and her mother, Jane Goodin, was 34. She lived in Harmony Township, Morrow, Ohio, United States in 1850. She died on 21 July 1857, at the age of 8, and was buried in Montpelier, Harrison Township, Blackford, Indiana, United States.
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- Amanda Wood in household of Benson Wood, "United States Census, 1850"
- Amanda J. Wood, "Find A Grave Index"
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1851 · Constitution of 1851
Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
1856 · The Town of Santa Claus
The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
Name Meaning
English: mainly a topographic name for someone who lived in or by a wood, from Middle English wode ‘wood’ (Old English wudu). In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, such as French Bois and Polish Les .
English: in a few cases, a nickname for an eccentric or perhaps a violent person, from Middle English wode ‘frenzied, wild’ (Old English wōd).
Americanized form of French Gadbois .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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