When Elizabeth Matilda Mead was born on 9 April 1823, in Floyd, Kentucky, United States, her father, Rhodes J. Meade, was 43 and her mother, Priscilla Newlon, was 41. She married Robert E Green on 7 November 1840, in Washington, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Washington Township, Washington, Indiana, United States for about 20 years and Canton, Washington Township, Washington, Indiana, United States in 1880. She died on 22 August 1915, in Culver, Ottawa, Kansas, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Morton Township, Ottawa, Kansas, United States.
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The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.
Historical Boundaries: 1835: Washington, Indiana, United States
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
English:
topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, from Middle English mede ‘meadow’ (Old English mǣd), or a habitational name from one or more of the many places so named, such as Meads in Harford (Devon).
perhaps from Middle English mede ‘mead, alcoholic drink of fermented honey and water’, possibly denoting one who was fond of the drink or who made or sold mead. Compare Meader .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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