John Meredith Oliver

Brief Life History of John Meredith

When John Meredith Oliver was born on 4 February 1793, in Fauquier, Virginia, United States, his father, Josiah Oliver, was 35 and his mother, Mary Morehead, was 26. He married Sybilla Isabella Eskridge on 5 February 1816. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 4 December 1840, in Virginia, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Meredith Oliver
1793–1840
Sybilla Isabella Eskridge
1794–1841
Marriage: 5 February 1816
Lemuel Thompson Oliver
1820–1910
Angelina Oliver
1821–1867
Vernon Temple Oliver
1825–1852
Gibson Oliver
1827–
Granville Jackson Oliver
1823–1884
Bettie J. Oliver
1825–1924
William Eskridge Oliver
1826–1874
Mary Elizabeth Oliver
1837–1924
John Meredith Oliver
1840–1908

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World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

English (northern), southern Scottish, southern French, and German: from the Old French personal name Oliver (modern French Olivier). This became common largely through the influence of the immensely popular narrative poem Chanson de Roland, in which the warrior Oliver is the wise best friend of the doomed hero Roland. The two men were peers at the court of Charlemagne, and the name is probably of ancient Germanic origin. The name ostensibly means ‘olive tree’ (see Oliveira ), but this is almost certainly the result of folk etymology working on an unidentified ancient Germanic personal name, perhaps a cognate of Alvaro . Old Norse Óláf (see Olliff ) and ancient Germanic Alfhari (composed of the elements alf ‘elf’ and hari ‘army’) have also been suggested as sources, but both personal names are difficult to explain phonetically, especially the latter. The Anglo-Norman name has been established in Ireland (Louth) since at least the 14th century, and was reinforced in Ulster and Limerick by migrants from England in the 17th century. The surname is also borne by Jews, apparently as an adoption of the non-Jewish surname.

Catalan: generally a topographic name from oliver ‘olive tree’, but in some instances possibly related to a homonymous personal name (see 1 above).

History: The surname Oliver of French origin (see 1 above) is listed in the register of Huguenot ancestors recognized by the Huguenot Society of South Carolina.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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