Leannah Sarah Maddox

Brief Life History of Leannah Sarah

When Leannah Sarah Maddox was born on 12 October 1832, in Fountain, Indiana, United States, her father, Mathew Maddox, was 47 and her mother, Dicy Gwynn, was 38. She married Richard Raymond Gunter on 8 November 1854, in Marion, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Henderson, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Union, Hardin, Iowa, United States in 1870. She died on 25 June 1898, in Charles Mix, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Platte City Cemetery, Platte, Charles Mix, South Dakota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Raymond Gunter
1830–1906
Leannah Sarah Maddox
1832–1898
Marriage: 8 November 1854
George Washington Gunter
1856–1922
Elisha Gunter
about 1857–
Dicy Eleanor Gunter
about 1857–1941
Emanuel Manderville Gunter
1859–1939

Sources (16)

  • Laura Gunter, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Lear Ann Maddox, "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958"
  • Leannah Sarah Maddox Gunter, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1841

Historical Boundaries: 1841: Henderson, Illinois, United States

about 1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines

The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.

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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