Brief Life History of Enoch A
When Enoch A Needham was born on 29 August 1839, in Gibson, Tennessee, United States, his father, Rev John William Needham Sr, was 40 and his mother, Nancy Ann Tucker, was 32. He married Mary Jane Tucker on 23 January 1861, in Gibson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Smith, Henderson, Tennessee, United States in 1880. He died in 1880, in Obion, Obion, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 41.
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Sources (10)
- Enoch Needham, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Enoch A Needham - Published information: birth-name: Enoch A Needham
- Enoch Needham, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
Spouse and Children
1839–1880 Male
1845–1936 Female
Children (10)
1861–1920 Female
1864–1902 Male
1866–1922 Female
1868–1922 Female
1868– Male
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Parents and Siblings
1799–1854 Male
1807–1857 Female
Siblings (13)
1822–1853 Male
1824–1893 Female
1825–1860 Male
1827–1888 Male
1830–1885 Male
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World Events (6)
1846
Age 7
1846
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1862 · Battle of Shiloh
Age 23
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places so named, such as High Needham in Hartington (Derbyshire), Needham in Elm (Cambridgeshire), Needham (Norfolk), Needham in Yaxley, Needham Street in Gazeley or Needham Market (all in Suffolk). These places are named with Old English nēd ‘need, hardship’ + hām ‘homestead’, denoting a place that provided a poor living.
Irish (County Mayo): Anglicized form of Ó Niadh, see Nee .
History: English explorer James Needham carried the name to the southern Carolina settlement, arriving from Barbados in 1670 as a young man.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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