Brief Life History of Mahala
When Mahala Wheeldon was born on 30 June 1845, in Morgan, Indiana, United States, her father, Elijah Benedict Wheeldon, was 33 and her mother, Elizabeth Bannister Norris, was 28. She married Joseph Paulus Lewin on 17 November 1865, in Warren, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 18 September 1871, in Hartford, Warren, Iowa, United States, at the age of 26, and was buried in Hartford Cemetery, Hartford, Warren, Iowa, United States.
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- Mahala Wheelon in household of Elijah Wheelon, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mahala Wheeldon, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Mahala Wheeldon Lewin, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846
Historical Boundaries: 1846: Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Warren, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Warren, Iowa, United States 1847: Polk, Iowa, United States 1853: Warren, Iowa, United States
1856 · The Town of Santa Claus
The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
Name Meaning
English (Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Cheshire): habitational name from either from Whielden Lane in Amersham (Buckinghamshire) or High Wheeldon in Hartington Middle Quarter (Derbyshire). The Buckinghamshire placename derives from Old English hwēol ‘wheel, something which wheels round’ + denu ‘valley’, perhaps meaning ‘curved valley’, and the Derbyshire placename derives from Old English hwēol + dūn ‘hill’, perhaps meaning ‘hill with a stone circle’ or ‘hill with a waterwheel’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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