Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth
When Mary Elizabeth Anderson was born on 20 August 1816, in Caroline, Virginia, United States, her father, Dr. Thomas Bates Anderson Sr., was 24 and her mother, Harriet Ann McLaughlin, was 17. She married Joseph Walker Terrell on 3 March 1835, in Caroline, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 6 August 1842, in Madison District, Caroline, Virginia, United States, at the age of 25.
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Sources (15)
- Mary E Terrell in entry for Wm K Terrell, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Miss Elizabeth Anderson in entry for Joseph Walker Tenall, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
- M E Terrel in entry for Jos T Terrel, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Death Records, 1853-1912"
Spouse and Children
1812–1873 Male
1816–1842 Female
Children (5)
1836–1873 Female
1837–1875 Male
1839–1854 Male
1840–1918 Male
1842– Female
Parents and Siblings
1792–1872 Male
1798–1845 Female
Siblings (10)
1816–1842 Female
1817–1895 Female
1819–1897 Female
1820–1861 Female
1822–1823 Female
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World Events (6)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 3
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 4
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
Age 8
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern English: patronymic from the personal name Ander(s), a northern Middle English form of Andrew , + son ‘son’. The frequency of the surname in Scotland is attributable, at least in part, to the fact that Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, so the personal name has long enjoyed great popularity there. Legend has it that the saint's relics were taken to Scotland in the 4th century by a certain Saint Regulus. In North America, this surname has absorbed many cognate or like-sounding surnames in other languages, notably Scandinavian (see 3 and 4 below), but also Ukrainian Andreychenko etc.
German: patronymic from the personal name Anders , hence a cognate of 1 above.
Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Andersson , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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