Mary L. Elrod

Brief Life History of Mary L.

When Mary L. Elrod was born about 1843, in Jackson, Georgia, United States, her father, Peter Elrod, was 31 and her mother, Catherine Ann Higgins, was 36. She married William W Hilley Jr. on 15 April 1858, in Hall, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Georgia, United States in 1870 and District 455, Jackson, Georgia, United States in 1880. She died on 18 March 1900, in Jackson, Georgia, United States, at the age of 58.

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Family Time Line

Andrew Joseph Merk
1823–1900
Mary L. Elrod
1843–1900
Marriage: 4 August 1868
William E. Merk
1867–1870
Martha Jane Merck
1869–1910
Mary "Molly" A Merk
1871–1923
Dorah F Merck
1875–1923
Florance A. Merk
1876–

Sources (10)

  • M L Elrod in household of Jacob Elrod, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Mary Elrod - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Mary M. Elrod
  • Mary Elrod, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"

World Events (7)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1861

Civil War History - Some 11,000 Georgians gave their lives in defense of their state a state that suffered immense destruction. But wars end brought about an even more dramatic figure to tell: 460,000 African-Americans were set free from the shackles of slavery to begin new lives as free people.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

Altered form of North German Ellrott, Ellrodt, perhaps a habitational name from Ellierode near Northeim, Lower Saxony, either of two places in Hesse named Ellingerode, or two lost places so named. In the US, this surname is very frequent in GA, TN, and TX.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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