Larrinda Corwin Greenman

Brief Life History of Larrinda Corwin

When Larrinda Corwin Greenman was born on 14 June 1825, in Allegany, New York, United States, her father, Lieutenant John Wesley Greenman, was 28 and her mother, Mary A Stevens, was 22. She married John Bond Cox on 21 September 1843, in Tazewell, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Rosefield Township, Peoria, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 18 September 1907, in Ross Township, Osborne, Kansas, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Downs, Osborne, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Bond Cox
1815–1889
Larrinda Corwin Greenman
1825–1907
Marriage: 21 September 1843
Frank Lewis Cox
1846–1918
Alva Cox
1859–
John Greenman Cox
1849–1910
Sarah Ann Cox
1849–1921
William Baxter Cox
1852–1946
Charles Martin Cox
1854–1942
Celia Evelyn Cox
1857–1946
Mary Jane Cox
1858–1925
Emmaline Viola Cox
1864–1951
Mina Elizabeth Cox
1866–1940
Joseph Delbert " Dell" Cox
1869–1947

Sources (9)

  • Lucinda Cox in household of John Cox, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Lorenda Greenman, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Laurinda C Greenman, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

World Events (8)

1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State

During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.

Name Meaning

English (Wiltshire): from Middle English grene ‘green’ + man ‘man’, a nickname from the Green Man of folklore, or a topographic name for someone who lived by the village green. Compare Green .

Americanized form (translation into English) of German Grunemann or Grünemann: topographic name for someone who lived by the village green (compare above and Greenland ), or a habitational name for someone from any of numerous places called Grüna, Grünau, or Grüne.

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

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