Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth
Mary Elizabeth DeWitt was born on 19 November 1826, in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States as the daughter of George DeWitt and Elizabeth Vanduzen. She married Hezekiah Hargrave on 27 September 1842, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Union, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States in 1900. She died on 12 August 1915, in Jonesboro, Union, Illinois, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Jonesboro Cemetery, Jonesboro, Union, Illinois, United States.
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- Mary E Morgan in household of William Snider, "United States Census, 1900"
- Mary Elizabeth Dewitt, "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920"
- Mary Elizabeth Morgan, "Illinois Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1843
Historical Boundaries: 1843: Jackson, Illinois, United States
1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
Name Meaning
Dutch: nickname denoting someone with white or very fair hair, or an exceptionally pale complexion, from Middle Dutch witte + the definite article de.
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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Mary Elizabeth Morgan died 12 aug 1915, at the home of her daughter Mrs. Fannie Wiggins, in Jonesboro, of pneumonia, aged 88 years 8 months, 23days and was buried in Jonesboro Cemetery. Her funeral wa …
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