Thelma Marion Ledyard

Brief Life History of Thelma Marion

When Thelma Marion Ledyard was born on 4 September 1913, in Elyria, Lorain, Ohio, United States, her father, Ralph St. Peter Ledyard, was 39 and her mother, Verne Edna Phelps, was 36. She married Clark J Vedder on 10 July 1931, in Lorain, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. She lived in Wellington, Lorain, Ohio, United States in 1996 and Fayette, West Virginia, United States in 2002. She died on 4 September 2002, in Elyria, Lorain, Ohio, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Wellington, Lorain, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Walter Frank Hill Sr
1899–
Thelma Marion Ledyard
1913–2002
Frederick Allen Hill
1943–2005
Earl Hill
Walter Frank Hill Jr
John Earl Hill
1944–2008
Alfred Paul Hill
1945–2015
Linda Kay Hill
1947–2023

Sources (21)

  • Thelma M Hill, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Thelma Marion Ledyard - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Thelma Marion Ledyard
  • Thelma M. Ledyard, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"

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1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

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1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York

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1937 · The Neutrality Act

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Name Meaning

English: variant of Liddiard .

History: Revolutionary soldier William Ledyard was born at Groton, CT, in1738, a descendant of John Ledyard who sailed from Bristol, England,and settled in CT. The celebrated traveler John Ledyard (1751–89)was William's nephew and was also born in Groton.

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

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