Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Wolford was born on 22 January 1835, in Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States, her father, George William Wolford, was 26 and her mother, Anna Anderson, was 23. She married Thomas Mitchell Rich on 25 September 1854, in Boone, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Boone, Kentucky, United States in 1880 and Kenton, Kentucky, United States in 1900. She died on 29 November 1927, in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Kenton, Kentucky, United States.
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- Mary Rich, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mary A Wolford - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Mary A Wolford
- Mary Ann Wolford, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
1862
Historical Boundaries 1862: Kenton, Kentucky, United States
Name Meaning
English:
habitational name from Wolford in Warwickshire or Wolford Farm in Dunkeswell (Devon). The Warwickshire placename derives from Old English wulf ‘wolf’ + weard ‘watch, protection’. The Devon placename derives from Old English wulf ‘wolf’ + ford ‘ford’.
variant of Woollard .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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