Elizabeth Maddox

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Maddox was born about 1818, in Fleming, Kentucky, United States, her father, Mathew Maddox, was 34 and her mother, Dicy Gwynn, was 25. She married Chapman Denslo Swift on 21 April 1840, in Fountain, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Fountain, Indiana, United States in 1840. She died about 1845, in Hardin, Iowa, United States, at the age of 29.

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Family Time Line

Chapman Denslo Swift
1816–1854
Elizabeth Maddox
1818–1845
Marriage: 21 April 1840
John W. Swift
1840–
Sophia Dicy Swift
1841–1906
George William Swift
1842–1907

Sources (2)

  • Elizabeth Matox, "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959"
  • Elizabeth Madox in entry for Horace G Demerritt, "Nebraska, Marriages, 1855-1995"

World Events (8)

1818 · Jackson Purchase

The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.

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. 

1826

Historical Boundaries: 1826: Fountain, Indiana, United States

Name Meaning

English (of Welsh origin): from the Welsh personal name Madog (see Maddock ). Variant of Maddocks .

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

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