Brief Life History of Mary Ann
Mary Ann Jordan was born on 17 September 1823, in Pendleton, Virginia, United States. She married George William Keister Sr. on 12 October 1843, in Pendleton, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in West Virginia, United States in 1870 and Clinton Township, Wayne, Ohio, United States in 1880. She died on 18 April 1899, in Brandywine, Pendleton, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Brandywine, Pendleton, West Virginia, United States.
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- 1880 Census: Mary A Keister in household of George Keister, "United States Census, 1880"
- Mary Ann Jordan, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- Mary Ann Jordan Keister, "Find A Grave Index"
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1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
Name Meaning
English, German, French (mainly Alsace and Haute-Savoie), Polish, Czech, and Slovenian; Spanish and Hungarian (Jordán): from the Christian personal name or nickname Jordan. This is taken from the name of the river Jordan (Hebrew Yarden, a derivative of yarad ‘to go down’, i.e. to the Dead Sea). At the time of the Crusades it was a common practice for crusaders and pilgrims to bring back flasks of water from the river in which John the Baptist had baptized people, including Christ himself, and to use it in the christening of their own children. As a result Jordan became quite a common personal name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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