Brief Life History of Malinda E "Ada"
When Malinda E "Ada" Stallings was born on 19 July 1884, in Wedowee, Randolph, Alabama, United States, her father, James Monroe Stallings, was 22 and her mother, Mary Josephine "Josie" Kidd, was 18. She married Thomas Jefferson Barnes on 17 May 1900, in Ider, DeKalb, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States in 1920 and Morgan Township, Rowan, North Carolina, United States in 1930. She died on 22 July 1935, in New London, Stanly, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Rowan, North Carolina, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (31)
- Ada Barnes in household of Thomas J Barnes, "United States Census, 1920"
- Ader Stallings, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- Ada Barnes, "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994"
Spouse and Children
1882–1941 Male
1884–1935 Female
Children (14)
1901–1979 Female
1904–1986 Female
1907–1969 Female
1907–1994 Male
1911–1991 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1862–1934 Male
1866–1899 Female
Siblings (6)
1884–1935 Female
1886–1904 Male
1889– Female
1892–1946 Male
1896–1981 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1886
Age 2
1897 · First Bill for Women Suffrage
Age 13
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 14
Name Meaning
English: prrobably an altered form of Starling . This surname is also common among African Americans.
Americanized form of German Stalling .
History: The majority of the American bearers of this surname trace their origin to Nicholas Stallings from England, who settled in VA in the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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