When Lavinia Hoss was born on 26 February 1809, in Washington, Tennessee, United States, her father, John Hoss, was 48 and her mother, Sarah Adams Williams, was 25. She married Henry Massengill on 21 March 1827, in Washington, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Catoosa, Georgia, United States in 1860. She died on 27 November 1878, in Georgia, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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German (Höss): variant of Hess .
German: dialect variant of Hose .
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