Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Ledgerwood was born in 1819, in Sullivan, Indiana, United States, her father, William Ledgerwood, was 33 and her mother, Catherine Jenkins, was 27. She married William Decatur Blackburn about 1840, in Sullivan, Sullivan, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Paris Township, Edgar, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Paris, Edgar, Illinois, United States in 1870. She died in January 1905, at the age of 86, and was buried in Paris, Edgar, Illinois, United States.
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- Elizabeth Blackburn, "United States Census, 1870"
- Elizabeth Ledgerwood Blackburn, "Find A Grave Index"
- Elizabeth M. Ledgerwood in entry for Lida Blackburn Sandford, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
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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.
1825
Historical Boundaries: 1825: Edgar, Illinois, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from a place called Legerwood in Berwickshire.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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