Brief Life History of Elijah Hardin
When Elijah Hardin Lingo was born about 1809, in Twiggs, Georgia, United States, his father, Elijah Lingo, was 36 and his mother, Mary Hardin Taliaferro, was 31. He married Harriet Clements about 1840, in Twiggs, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Election Precinct 10 Rockwood, Franklin, Alabama, United States in 1870 and Henry, Alabama, United States in 1880. He died about 1900, at the age of 93.
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Sources (10)
- Elijah H Lingo, "United States Census, 1840"
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- Lige Liugo in entry for Emma Lisenby, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
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Children (10)
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World Events (8)
1809
Historical Boundaries: 1809: Twiggs, Georgia, United States
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1835 · Treaty of New Echota
A minority group of Cherokees including John Ridge, Major Ridge, Elias Boudinot, and Stand Waite, signed the Treaty of New Echota which ceded all Cherokee territory east of the Mississippi in exchange for five million dollars. The majority of Cherokees did not agree and 16,000 Cherokee signatures were gathered to protest the treaty. Boudinot and both Ridges were killed several years later by angry Cherokees for signing the treaty.
Name Meaning
Most probably an altered form of Scottish Lingoch, ahabitational name from the lands of Lingoch (now Lingo) in Carnbee,Fife.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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