Mahala Malinda Richards

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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Family Time Line

Lewis H Holmes
1829–1887
Mahala Malinda Richards
1830–1900
Marriage: 28 April 1852
Laura Eugenia Holmes
1853–1899
William Benjamin Holmes
1853–
Mary Matilda Holmes
1857–1915
Henry Lewis Holmes
1858–1912
Malinda Ella Holmes
1861–1923
Marcella Holmes
1861–1933
Robert Wiley Holmes
1864–1918
Douglas Daniel Holmes
1871–1926
Elizabeth Lizzie Holmes
1876–1923

Sources (12)

  • 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"

World Events (8)

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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