Amanda E Moran

Brief Life History of Amanda E

Amanda E Moran was born in 1839, in Laurel, Kentucky, United States. She married Jonathan Speed Farris on 1 July 1856, in London, Laurel, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Indiana, United States in 1870 and Union Township, Johnson, Indiana, United States in 1880. She died on 12 September 1892, at the age of 53.

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Family Time Line

Jonathan Speed Farris
1827–1891
Amanda E Moran
1839–1892
Marriage: 1 July 1856
Robert L Farris
1854–
Martha Farris
1859–1866
Cordelia Catherine Farris
1861–1894
Mary Alice Farris
1865–
Edgar P Farris
1869–
Charles Farris
1874–1874

Sources (14)

  • Amanda E Farris in household of Jonathan S Farris, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Amanda Moren - birth: 1839; Kentucky, United States
  • Amanda E Moran, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

World Events (8)

1846

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

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

1861

Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Liam, Kieran, John Patrick, Aileen, Eamon, Dermot, Seamus, Aidan, Cathal, Colm, Colum.

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Móráin ‘descendant of Mórán’, a personal name meaning ‘great’, ‘large’; the stress is normally on the first syllable.

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Moghráin, earlier Ó Mughróin ‘descendant of Mughrón’, a personal name derived from mug ‘slave’ and rón ‘seal’. It may also be a shortened form of McMorran , based on the same personal name.

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

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