Brief Life History of Sophronia Jane
When Sophronia Jane Ponder was born on 16 November 1837, in North Carolina, United States, her father, Joseph Patterson Ponder, was 21 and her mother, Matilda Jane Radford, was 17. She married Joshua A Tweed on 28 April 1859, in Clay, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Lincoln Township, Kearney, Nebraska, United States in 1900 and Eaton, Weld, Colorado, United States in 1910. She died on 7 June 1911, in Colorado, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Eaton Cemetery, Eaton, Weld, Colorado, United States.
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- Saphrona Poudren in household of Joseph Poudren, "United States Census, 1850"
- Sophronia J Pariller, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Sophrona Tweed in entry for Hezekiah Hensley and Caroline Tweed, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
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1839 · From Swamp to Beautiful Place
By 1829 Venus, Illinois had grown sufficiently and in 1832 was one of the contenders for the new county seat. However, the honor was awarded to a nearby city, Carthage. In 1834 the name Venus was changed to Commerce because the settlers felt that the new name better suited their plans. But during late 1839, arriving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the small town of Commerce and in April 1840 it was renamed Nauvoo by Joseph Smith Jr., who led the Latter-Day Saints to Nauvoo to escape persecution in Missouri. The name Nauvoo is derived from the traditional Hebrew language. It is notable that by 1844 Nauvoo's population had swollen to around 12,000 residents, rivaling the size of Chicago at the time. After the Latter-Day Saints left the population settled down toward 2,000 people.
1853 · First State Fair
The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.
1861 · Denver Becomes a City
In 1861, Denver City was incorporated into the territory as an official city.
Name Meaning
English (East Anglia): variant of Pounder 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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