Brief Life History of Delila
When Delila Jordan was born in April 1839, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Lindsey Jordan, was 23 and her mother, Abigail Rose Boggs, was 15. She had at least 10 sons and 1 daughter with Ephraim Camel. She lived in Carter, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years and Magisterial District 4, Lewis, Kentucky, United States in 1900. She died on 19 November 1923, in Harris, Lewis, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Laurel Point Cemetery, Vanceburg, Lewis, Kentucky, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Delila Kernell, "United States Census, 1870"
- Delily Jerden, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Delila Jordan Cornell, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1855
Historical Boundaries: 1855: Carter, Kentucky, United States
1861
Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.
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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