Brief Life History of Belinda
When Belinda Jordan was born on 2 August 1838, in North Carolina, United States, her father, David Jordan, was 32 and her mother, Anna Coffin, was 38. She married Andrew Jackson Huls on 10 February 1867, in Shelby, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Marion Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States in 1870 and Van Buren Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States in 1900. She died on 4 May 1901, in Indiana, United States, at the age of 62.
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- Melinda Heulse in household of Jackson Heulse, "United States Census, 1870"
- Belinda Jordan, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Belinda Huls in household of A J Huls, "United States Census, 1900"
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1840
Historical Boundaries 1840: Shelby, Indiana, United States
1841 · Indiana Nears Bankruptcy
The State of Indiana was near bankruptcy in 1841 due to the inability to repay interest incurred for the Massive Internal Improvement Act. The state liquidated much of its public works. Many of the projects were handed over to the state’s creditors as a way to reduce debt. Only two of the eight proposed infrastructure projects were completed by the creditors.
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, German, French (mainly Alsace and Haute-Savoie), Polish, Czech, and Slovenian; Spanish and Hungarian (Jordán): from the Christian personal name or nickname Jordan. This is taken from the name of the river Jordan (Hebrew Yarden, a derivative of yarad ‘to go down’, i.e. to the Dead Sea). At the time of the Crusades it was a common practice for crusaders and pilgrims to bring back flasks of water from the river in which John the Baptist had baptized people, including Christ himself, and to use it in the christening of their own children. As a result Jordan became quite a common personal name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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