Brief Life History of Adonijah
When Adonijah Stout was born on 14 September 1841, in Holly Spring MM, Randolph, North Carolina, United States, his father, Charles Stout, was 50 and his mother, Rachel Davis, was 39. He married Susan Moore about 1860, in Randolph, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Grant Township, Randolph, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years and Franklinville Township, Randolph, North Carolina, United States in 1900. He died on 4 March 1910, in Randolph, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Holly Spring Friends Meeting Cemetery, Ramseur, Randolph, North Carolina, United States.
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Sources (18)
- Adnigh Stout, "United States Census, 1870"
- Daoniza Stout, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Adoniah D. Stout, "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.
1853 · First State Fair
The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.
1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island
On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.
Name Meaning
English:
nickname from Middle English stout ‘bold, daring, brave’ (Old French estolt, estout, Anglo-Norman French estut, estot, estout ‘bold, fierce, randy, stubborn’).
perhaps occasionally a nickname from Middle English st(o)ut ‘gnat, horse-fly’ (Old English stūt, Old Norse stútr ‘gnat’), possibly used for someone with a biting tongue or for a small, quick-moving person.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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