Brief Life History of Adah
When Adah Breedlove was born on 13 May 1827, in Bourneville, Ross, Ohio, United States, her father, David B Breedlove, was 34 and her mother, Maria McKenzie, was 31. She married John Wesley Grimes on 26 October 1848, in Ross, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in New Holland, Marion Township, Fayette, Ohio, United States for about 33 years. She died on 3 April 1913, in New Holland, Perry Township, Pickaway, Ohio, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in New Holland, Perry Township, Pickaway, Ohio, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Adash Grimes in household of J W Grimes, "United States Census, 1880"
- Adah Breedlove, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Adah Grimes, "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953"
Spouse and Children
1822–1881 Male
1827–1913 Female
Children (1)
1853–1910 Male
Parents and Siblings
1793–1860 Male
1795–1828 Female
Siblings (12)
1807– Male
1811–1897 Male
1813–1873 Female
1814–1881 Female
1815– Female
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World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 3
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
Age 9
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Age 33
Name Meaning
English: probably a nickname for an amiable or popular person, fromMiddle English brede(n) ‘to breed, to produce’ + loue‘love’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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