Sarah Hand

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Hand was born on 16 July 1815, in Warren, Tennessee, United States, her father, Samuel Hand Sr., was 54 and her mother, Mary Campbell, was 40. She married Elias H Green on 8 June 1834, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in District 14, Grainger, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years. She died on 2 February 1897, in Warren, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Concord Cemetery, McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elias H Green
1813–1902
Sarah Hand
1815–1897
Marriage: 8 June 1834
Harriet Labonnie Green
1835–1899
Bailey Peyton Green
1837–1897
Nancy A Green
1839–1863
Mary E. Green
1841–1919
Ascenath E. Green
1844–
Sindarilla Paralee Green
1846–1893
John Sanford Green
1849–1919
Samuel Alford Greene
1851–1933
Samantha E Green
1855–1945
James Harlan Green
1859–1937

Sources (10)

  • Sarah Green in household of Elias Green, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Sarah B Hand Green, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Sarah Hand in entry for John S. Green, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"

World Events (8)

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. 

1835 · The Hermitage is Built

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

1846

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

Name Meaning

English, German, and Dutch: nickname for someone with a peculiarity or deformity of the hand or perhaps to skill in its use, from Middle English hond(e), hand(e), Middle High German hant, found in such appellations as Johan metter hant (Rijkhoven 1284), Liebhard mit der Hand (Augsburg 1383).

Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname from German Hand ‘hand’ (see 1 above).

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fhlaithimh (see Guthrie ), as a result of association with the Gaelic word lámh ‘hand’. It is used as an English equivalent for several other names of Gaelic origin too, such as Claffey , Glavin , and McClave .

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

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