Brief Life History of Jane Creigh
When Jane Creigh Alderson was born on 12 March 1816, in Randolph, West Virginia, United States, her father, Colonel George Alderson, was 26 and her mother, Jeanette Creigh "Jane" McCleary, was 20. She married Rev. James Remley on 11 September 1838, in Randolph, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Oxford Township, Johnson, Iowa, United States in 1860 and Oxford, Johnson, Iowa, United States in 1870. She died on 7 November 1893, in Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Johnson, Iowa, United States.
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- June C Remley, "United States Census, 1880"
- Jane C Alderson Remley, "Find A Grave Index"
- Jane Alderson in entry for Howard Marshall Rensley, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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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.
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America.
1839
Historical Boundaries: 1839: Johnson, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Johnson, Iowa, United States
Name Meaning
English (northern): from the Middle English female personal name Aldus (see Aldous ) + -son.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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