Brief Life History of Mahala
When Mahala Jameison Clark was born on 5 October 1828, in Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States, her father, Thomas Pendleton Clark, was 30 and her mother, Ann G. Durrett, was 27. She married John Abraham Twyman on 27 October 1853, in Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Christian, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years. She died on 22 November 1887, in Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States.
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- M J Clark in household of Thomas P Clark, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mahala I. Clark, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Mahala J Twyman, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Jamison . It probably originated in the pronunciation of James as Jamis, but the Scottish preference for this form of Jamison will have been reinforced by association with Jamie, the Scots pet form of James .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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