Hannah Wollet

Brief Life History of Hannah

When Hannah Wollet was born on 24 December 1837, in Allen, Ohio, United States, her father, Samuel Wollet Sr, was 20 and her mother, Phoebe Ridenour, was 18. She married John Colgan Maxwell on 5 November 1857, in Allen, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Delphos, Washington Township, Van Wert, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Ohio, United States in 1923. She died on 9 November 1923, in Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Colgan Maxwell
1825–1909
Hannah Wollet
1837–1923
Marriage: 5 November 1857
Charles Theodore Maxwell
1857–1932
William Alberties Maxwell
1859–1861
James A. Maxwell
1861–1945
Samuel Ellsworth Maxwell
1863–1935
John Colgan Maxwell
1866–1935
Inna Anna Belle Maxwell
1868–1917
Lilla May Maxwell
1871–1930
Ora Maxwell
1875–1944
Ola Maxwell
1875–1970
Myrtle Ann Maxwell
1879–1957
Ida Rowena Maxwell
1883–1974

Sources (43)

  • Hannah Woolet in household of Samuel Woolet, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Hannah Wohler, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
  • Hannah Bowsher, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"

World Events (7)

1846

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

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

1863

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

Name Meaning

English: variant of Wollett .

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

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