Mary Elizabeth Woodard

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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Family Time Line

John Milton Hill
1838–1929
Mary Elizabeth Woodard
1840–1924
Marriage: 17 October 1863
Alice Hill
1864–1865
Herman Joseph Hill
1866–1937
Lydia Frances Hill
1868–1966
George Goldsmith Hill
1871–1943
Warner Franklin Hill
1873–1963
Robert Barclay Hill
1876–1877
Wilford Roy Hill
1878–
Walter Herbert Hill
1881–1954
Charles David Hill
1884–1972

Sources (30)

  • 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"

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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