Ida Virginia Weaver

Brief Life History of Ida Virginia

When Ida Virginia Weaver was born in May 1874, in Alabama, United States, her father, Joseph Weaver, was 43 and her mother, Elizabeth Wilkerson, was 36. She married Fredrick Benjamin Mayo on 8 July 1888, in Washington, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Election Precinct 27 Prichard, Mobile, Alabama, United States in 1900 and Lucedale, George, Mississippi, United States in 1920. She died in 1921, in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States, at the age of 47.

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Family Time Line

Fredrick Benjamin Mayo
1862–1934
Ida Virginia Weaver
1874–1921
Marriage: 8 July 1888
Lillie Mayo
1891–
Edward Mayo
1894–
Andrew Jackson Mayo
1899–1932
Eliza Mayo
1900–
Charles Mayo
1906–
Essie Corinne Mayo
1909–1957
Claudia Mayo
1913–

Sources (10)

  • Ida V Mayo in household of F B Mayo, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Ida V. Weaver, "Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957"
  • Ida V. Mayo, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1877 · Mississippi State Board of Health is Created

In 1877, the Mississippi State Board of Health was established to protect and advance health throughout the state. There are several different categories that fall under their watch such as disease, environment, injury, standard care, shots, keep records, and more.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name, from an agent derivative of Middle English weven ‘to weave’ (Old English wefan).

English: habitational name from a place on the Weaver river in Cheshire, now called Weaver Hall but recorded simply as Weuere in the 13th and 14th centuries. The river name is from Old English wēfer(e) ‘winding stream’.

Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘weaver’, for example German Weber , Polish and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) Tkacz or Tkach , Hungarian Takács (see Takacs ), and Slovenian Tkalec, Tekavec or Veber .

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

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