Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth
When Mary Elizabeth Woodard was born on 14 September 1840, in Bloomingdale, Penn Township, Parke, Indiana, United States, her father, Thomas Woodard, was 47 and her mother, Sarah Mayo, was 33. She married John Milton Hill on 17 October 1863, in Parke, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1900 and Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States for about 10 years. She died on 23 May 1924, at the age of 83.
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- Mary E Hill in household of John M Hill, "United States Census, 1910"
- Mary E Woodard, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Mary E Woodard in entry for Herman Joseph Hill, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1854
Historical Boundaries 1854: Parke, Indiana, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
from the Norman Old French personal name Odard, Udard, Middle English Wodard, Wudard. It derives from the ancient Germanic name Authard, Othard, Odard, composed of the elements aud- ‘riches' + hard- ‘hard, bold’.
occupational name from Middle English wode ‘wood’ + herde ‘herd’ (Old English wudu + hierde), for a person who tended animals pastured in woodland.
post-medieval pronunciation of Woodward .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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