Lameasia Jane Hunter

Brief Life History of Lameasia Jane

When Lameasia Jane Hunter was born on 23 October 1860, in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, United States, her father, John Henry Hunter, was 25 and her mother, Sarah Archer Simmons, was 25. She married Rev Charles Green Adams on 5 September 1886, in Surry, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Westfield Township, Surry, North Carolina, United States in 1900. She died on 11 March 1928, in Surry, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Rev Charles Green Adams
1864–1933
Lameasia Jane Hunter
1860–1928
Marriage: 5 September 1886
Elijah Green Adams
1887–1890
Elisha Lee Adams
1887–1967
Granville McKinnly Adams
1891–1957
Aquila Porter Adams
1894–1965
Ruth Novella Adams
1897–1982
Stella Rosella Adams
1899–1981

Sources (41)

  • Jane Hunter in household of John Hunter, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Amecia J Hunter, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Lemecia Jane Adams, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"

World Events (8)

1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island

On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.

1863

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

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern English: occupational name from Middle English hunter(e) ‘huntsman’ (see Hunt ).

Irish (Antrim and Derry): adopted for Gaelic Ó Fiaich (see Fee ) due to confusion with the word fiadhach ‘hunt’.

History: A Scottish family of this name (see 1 above) has been established at Hunterston (Ayrshire) since the 13th century.

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

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