Brief Life History of Amanda Ellen
Amanda Ellen Robinson was born on 10 November 1845, in Lexington, Boone, Missouri, United States as the daughter of James Robinson and Mary E. Hamilton. She married Granville Mooney on 15 December 1861, in Johnson, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Paola Township, Miami, Kansas, United States in 1900 and St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1910. She died on 13 July 1911, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Saint Peters Cemetery, Normandy, St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (5)
- Ellen Moony in household of Annie Moony, "Kansas State Census, 1875"
- Amanda Ellen Robinson Mooney, "Find A Grave Index"
- Amanda Mooney, "United States Census, 1900"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1855
Historical Boundaries: 1855: Linn, Kansas Territory, United States 1861: Linn, Kansas, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): patronymic from the Middle English personal name Robin , a pet form of Robert , + -son. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
French: from a pet form of the personal name Robin .
West Indian (including Haiti) and Guyanese: most likely not (only) of English or French origin as in 1 above and 2 above, but also, if not mostly, from the related name of the famous Daniel Defoe's literary character Robinson Crusoe (from a novel first published in 1719).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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