Brief Life History of Ruth Ann
When Ruth Ann Hix was born in December 1827, in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, her father, Thomas Hix, was 41 and her mother, Sophia, was 26. She married Woodford White on 8 April 1845, in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Kanawha, Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States for about 10 years. She died on 23 August 1902, in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Pratt, Kanawha, Virginia, United States.
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- Rutha White in household of Woodford White, "United States Census, 1870"
- Ruth Ann Hix, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- Ruth Hix White, "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.
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
1847 · Hollywood Cemetery Established
Hollywood Cemetery was established in 1847 in Richmond Virginia. This is where Presidents James Monroe and John Tyler are buried. During the Civil War it became the largest military interments and a large section dedicated to military burials. Jefferson Davis a well known Confederate is also buried here. Many other notable people are also buried here.
Name Meaning
English and German: variant of Hicks .
German: from a pet form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with hild ‘strife, battle’ as the first element.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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