Brief Life History of Mahala
When Mahala Hunsaker was born on 11 August 1825, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States, her father, Jacob Rhoads Hunsaker, was 26 and her mother, Margaret Peggy Taylor, was 21. She married Josiah Hurlbert on 19 November 1846, in Knox, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Salt River Township, Knox, Missouri, United States for about 60 years. She died on 18 June 1910, in Knox, Missouri, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Cockrum Cemetery, Bourbon Township, Knox, Missouri, United States.
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- Mahala Hubbert, "United States Census, 1860"
- Mahala Hunsaker, "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920"
- Mahala Hunsaker Hurlbert, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Swiss German Hunziker or of its German altered form Hunsicker . Compare Honsaker and Hunsucker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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