Brief Life History of Susannah
When Susannah Davis was born on 2 November 1845, in Hocking, Ohio, United States, her father, Jesse Davis, was 27 and her mother, Elizabeth Judy, was 30. She married Rufus Reichelderfer on 15 June 1865, in Pickaway, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Tarlton, Salt Creek Township, Pickaway, Ohio, United States in 1900 and Salt Creek Township, Pickaway, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. She died on 13 May 1933, in Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Clearcreek Township, Fairfield, Ohio, United States.
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- Susanna Davis in household of Jesse Davis, "United States Census, 1860"
- Susan Davis, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Susan Reichelderfer, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"
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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.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: patronymic meaning ‘Dafydd's (son)’, equivalent to Welsh ap Dafydd, the Welsh form of David . The spelling Davis is more typical in southwestern England northwards as far as Lancashire, where the frequency of the surname largely reflects Welsh migration, but may sometimes represent a native English surname based on Davy (compare Davies ). Davis (including in the sense 2 below) is the eighth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans.
Irish and Scottish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Daibhéid ‘son of David’; see McDevitt . Compare Davies .
History: John Davis or Davys (c. 1550–1605) was an English navigator who searched for the Northwest Passage. — By the 18th century there were numerous persons named Davis in America, including the jurist John Davis, born in 1761 in Plymouth, MA, and Henry Davis, a clergyman and college president, who was born in 1771 in East Hampton, NY. — Jefferson Davis, born in 1808 in KY, was president of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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