Hester A. Mowdy

Brief Life History of Hester A.

When Hester A. Mowdy was born in 1855, in Greene, Ohio, United States, her father, Ambrose P Mowdy, was 22 and her mother, Martha Amanda Whittington, was 20. She had at least 3 sons with Abraham Carter Starr. She lived in Miami Township, Greene, Ohio, United States in 1860 and South Charleston, Clark, Ohio, United States in 1880.

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Family Time Line

Abraham Carter Starr
1845–1918
Hester A. Mowdy
1855–
Ralf Starr
1874–
Charles Starr
1876–
Abraham C. Starr
1879–

Sources (6)

  • Hester Starr, "United States, Census, 1880"
  • Ester Mondy, "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2019"
  • Esther Moudy in entry for Abe C Starr and Ella R Johnson, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"

World Events (8)

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

English or Irish: variant of Moody .

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

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