Thomas E Walthall

Brief Life History of Thomas E

When Thomas E Walthall was born on 25 August 1820, in Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States, his father, William Bott Walthall, was 38 and his mother, Martha A Bailey, was 35. He married Elizabeth Ann Kinsey on 23 March 1848, in Dover MM, Clinton, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Ohio, United States in 1870 and Union Township, Clinton, Ohio, United States in 1880. He died on 25 April 1887, in Wilmington, Union Township, Clinton, Ohio, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Dover Friends Cemetery, Union Township, Clinton, Ohio, United States.

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Thomas E Walthall
1820–1887
Elizabeth Ann Kinsey
1825–1856
Marriage: 23 March 1848
Margaret W Walthall
1849–1931
Sarah B Walthall
1851–1865

Sources (11)

  • Thomas Walthol, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Thomas Walthan, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
  • Thos. Wallthall in entry for Eliza P. Wallthall, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"

World Events (8)

1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land

A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.

1824 · "Mary Randolph Publishes ""The Virginia Housewife"""

“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 

1844 · Lumpkin's Jail

In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.

Name Meaning

English (Derbyshire and Cheshire): variant of Walthew, from the Middle English personal name Walthef, Waldef, Walthew, Wallef (Old English Wælthēof), an Anglicized form of Old Norse Valthiófr, composed of the elements val ‘battle’ + thiofr ‘thief’, i.e. one who snatched victory out of defeat in battle. The personal name is mostly recorded in northern England and the North Midlands. For the name in Scotland, see Waldie .

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

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