Joel Culver

Brief Life History of Joel

Joel Culver was born on 5 March 1827, in Delaware, Ohio, United States as the son of William Culver. He married Savannah Galpin on 22 February 1852, in Daviess, Missouri, United States. He lived in Delaware Township, Williams, Ohio, United States in 1840 and Daviess, Missouri, United States in 1850.

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Joel Culver
1827–
Savannah Galpin
1835–1861
Marriage: 22 February 1852

Sources (14)

  • Joel Culver, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Joel Culver, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Joel W. Culver, "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865"

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1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1836

Historical Boundaries 1836: Daviess County created from Non-County area 7

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.

Name Meaning

English (Kent): from Middle English culver, colver ‘dove’ (Old English culfre, Late Latin columbula, a diminutive of columba), which Reaney suggests was used as a term of endearment. It may therefore have been applied as nickname for a lovelorn youth or perhaps for someone who used the expression indiscriminately. Otherwise, it may have been a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of doves or a nickname for someone bearing some fancied resemblance to a dove, such as mildness of temper.

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

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