Brief Life History of Mahala Malinda
When Mahala Malinda Richards was born about 1830, in Henry, Alabama, United States, her father, William Richards, was 29 and her mother, Matilda McVey, was 24. She married Lewis H Holmes on 28 April 1852, in Barbour, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Barbour, Alabama, United States in 1870 and Election Precinct 11 Richards, Barbour, Alabama, United States in 1880. She died in 1900, in Alabama, United States, at the age of 71.
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- Melinda Richards in household of William Richards, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mahala M. Richards - Government record: birth-name: Mahala Malinda Richards
- Mahala M Richards, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
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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.
1832
Historical Boundaries: 1832: Barbour, Alabama, United States
1849
Historical Boundaries: 1849: Henry, Alabama, United States
Name Meaning
English: variant of Richard , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Rickards .
German: patronymic from the personal name Richard .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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