Lydia E Sroufe

Brief Life History of Lydia E

When Lydia E Sroufe was born on 11 January 1855, in Buford, Highland, Ohio, United States, her father, John Shroufe, was 35 and her mother, Nancy A Callahan, was 34. She married Zedick Hezekiah Kennedy on 19 January 1875, in Brown, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Mount Orab, Green Township, Brown, Ohio, United States in 1860 and Clay Township, Highland, Ohio, United States in 1880. She died on 15 February 1887, in Buford, Highland, Ohio, United States, at the age of 32, and was buried in Mount Orab, Brown, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Zedick Hezekiah Kennedy
1852–1921
Lydia E Sroufe
1855–1887
Marriage: 19 January 1875
Martha E Kennedy
1876–1961
Otice Edward Kennedy
1878–1941
Stella Kennedy
1881–1882
Carry Kennedy
1886–1926

Sources (22)

  • Lydia Kennady in household of Z H Kennady, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Margaret Shroufe, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
  • Lydia Kennedy, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Schroff .

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

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