Hilon Mead

Brief Life History of Hilon

When Hilon Mead was born on 3 April 1801, in Underhill, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, his father, Ezra Mead, was 34 and his mother, Hannah Jane Sampson, was 30. He married Lydia Minerva Barnes on 23 October 1823, in Licking, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Wayne Township, Champaign, Ohio, United States in 1850. He died on 25 September 1876, in Sigourney, Keokuk, Iowa, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Sigourney Township, Keokuk, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hilon Mead
1801–1876
Lydia Minerva Barnes
1804–1888
Marriage: 23 October 1823
Lenora Ann Mead
1825–1892
William Mead
1827–1894
Balerma Mead
1827–1830
Oscar Eli Mead
1832–1912
Duran Mead
1833–1913
Corp Hilon L Mead Jr
1835–1926
Mary Jane Mead
1838–1923
Orvilla Minerva Mead
1845–1932

Sources (17)

  • Hilon Meede, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Hilon Mead, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Hilon Mead, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1803

Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land

A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.

Name Meaning

English:

topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, from Middle English mede ‘meadow’ (Old English mǣd), or a habitational name from one or more of the many places so named, such as Meads in Harford (Devon).

perhaps from Middle English mede ‘mead, alcoholic drink of fermented honey and water’, possibly denoting one who was fond of the drink or who made or sold mead. Compare Meader .

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

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