Pleasant Wade

MaleAugust 1854–20 February 1921

Brief Life History of Pleasant

When Pleasant Wade was born in August 1854, in United States, his father, William Wade, was 38 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Hipes, was 34. He married Charlotte C. Brashears on 23 February 1876, in Greenup, Cumberland, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Greenup, Cumberland, Illinois, United States in 1880. He died on 20 February 1921, in Olney, Richland, Illinois, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Pleasant Wade
1854–1921
Charlotte C. Brashears
1853–1907
Marriage: 23 February 1876
Hiram Emmett Wade
1877–1907
Edward Clevland Wade
1883–1958
Jennie Wade
1887–
Frede Wade
1889–
Millard Wade
1892–

Sources (7)

  • Pleasant Wade in household of Elizabeth Wade, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Pleasant Wade, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • Pleasant Wade in entry for Hiram E Wade and Mary E Fletcher, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    23 February 1876Greenup, Cumberland, Illinois, United States

    • Children (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

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    World Events (8)

    1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World

    Age 2

    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.

    1863

    Age 9

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

    1872 · The First National Park

    Age 18

    Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

    Name Meaning

    English: from the Middle English personal name Wade (Old English Wada or, via Norman French, from ancient Germanic Wado, of unclear origin but possibly related to Old English wadan ‘to go’).

    English: topographic name from Middle English wade ‘ford’ (Old English (ge)wæd ‘ford, especially a tidal crossing’) for someone who lived by a ford, or a habitational name from a place so called, such as Wade Hall in North Cove (Suffolk).

    Irish: shortened and altered from Mac Uaid, see McQuaid .

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

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