Amelia Melissa Sutherland

Brief Life History of Amelia Melissa

When Amelia Melissa Sutherland was born on 8 June 1844, in Clay, Illinois, United States, her father, Ashley Sutherland, was 35 and her mother, Nancy Jane Young, was 34. She married John J Standley on 7 July 1861, in San Saba, San Saba, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 1, San Saba, Texas, United States in 1880 and Justice Precinct 1, Young, Texas, United States in 1900. She died on 17 September 1932, in San Saba, San Saba, Texas, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Goldthwaite, Mills, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

John J Standley
1835–1886
Amelia Melissa Sutherland
1844–1932
Marriage: 7 July 1861
James Wesley Standley
1862–
Walter Felix Standley
1871–1891
Mollie Jane Standley
1864–1946
Laura Elizabeth "Eliza" Standley
1866–1956
Lovye M. Standley
1868–1870
Martha Belle Standley
1868–1948
Rosie Ruby Standley
1872–1875
Lula May Standley
1876–1966
John Milton Standley
1880–1937
Chassie Mabel Standley
1884–1946

Sources (13)

  • Amealia Stanly in household of John Stanly, "United States Census, 1880"
  • A M Standley, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
  • Amelia Sutherland in entry for Mollie Mccurdy, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

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: Bexar, Texas, United States 1856: San Saba, Texas, United States

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

Name Meaning

Scottish (Caithness): habitational name from the Scottish county of Sutherland, named with Old Norse súthr ‘south, southern’ + land ‘land’ because the territory lay south of Scandinavia and the Norse colonies in the Orkney and Shetland Islands.

History: This is the name of a Highland Scottish clan associated with the county of Sutherland.

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

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