Brief Life History of Barbara Ella
When Barbara Ella Hepford was born in 1848, in Ohio, United States, her father, John William Hepford, was 35 and her mother, Elizabeth Hess, was 33. She married Moses Walton Jr. on 25 September 1867, in Spring Valley, Greene, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Spring Valley, Greene, Ohio, United States for about 40 years. She died on 28 September 1919, in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Spring Valley Cemetery, Spring Valley, Greene, Ohio, United States.
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- Ella Walton in household of Moses Walton, "United States Census, 1870"
- Ella Hepford, "Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958"
- Ellen Hepford, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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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.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Gepfert, itself a variant of Gottfried , or from a personal name formed with the stem Geb- as in Gebhardt .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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