Minerva Louisa Drewry

Brief Life History of Minerva Louisa

When Minerva Louisa Drewry was born on 13 July 1818, in Davidson, Tennessee, United States, her father, Richardson Clark Drewry, was 25 and her mother, Martha Lackey Mc Bride, was 19. She married Thomas E. Moseley on 6 October 1847. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Meridian Church, Weakley, Tennessee, United States in 1880. She died on 23 April 1896, in Weakley, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Weakley, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas E. Moseley
1811–1859
Minerva Louisa Drewry
1818–1896
Marriage: 6 October 1847
James Lemuel Moseley
1848–1914
William Thomas Moseley
1851–
Mary Eleanor Francis Elizabeth Moseley
1855–1918
Richard Clark "Dick" Moseley
1856–1917

Sources (4)

  • Minervy L. Mosley in household of Richard C. Mosley, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Manerva Louisa Drewery Moseley, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Minerva Drewry in entry for James L. Moseley, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1835 · The Hermitage is Built

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English (Lincolnshire): variant of Drury .

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

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