Mary Eliza Slough

Brief Life History of Mary Eliza

When Mary Eliza Slough was born in 1787, in Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States, her father, John Jacob Slough, was 39 and her mother, Madlena Abendschon, was 42. She married Tobias Misenheimer on 20 April 1807, in Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Union Precinct, Union, Illinois, United States in 1850. She died in Tazewell, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Tobias Misenheimer
1788–1861
Mary Eliza Slough
1787–
Marriage: 20 April 1807
Abraham Misenheimer
1810–1845
Alfred Misenheimer
1811–
Wilson Meisenheimer
1814–1863
Elise Meisenhimer
1817–
Moses Misenheimer
1818–
Henry Meisenheimer
1819–1888
Thomas Misenheimer
1820–1879
Clarissa Misenheimer
1826–1882
Margaret Meisenheimer
1828–1904
Alfred Monroe Misenhimer
1832–1888

Sources (7)

  • Mary Meisinheimer in household of Thersa Meisinheimer, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Mary Slough, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Mary Slough in entry for Tobias Misenheimer, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"

World Events (8)

1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.

The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.

1789 · Becomes 12th State

On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state in the Union.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English (Hertfordshire): from Middle English slough ‘swamp, muddy place’ (Old English slōh). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived in or by a muddy place, or habitational, for someone from any of numerous places so named. Slough (Buckinghamshire) appears to have been an important source of the surname. Compare Sloman 2.

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

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