Leonard Henderson Bingman

Brief Life History of Leonard Henderson

When Leonard Henderson Bingman was born on 17 August 1821, in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, United States, his father, John Bingman, was 44 and his mother, Winifred Dodson, was 41. He married Covie Eletha Jessop on 2 April 1845, in Surry, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 11 December 1899, in Surry, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Albion, Surry, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Leonard Henderson Bingman
1821–1899
Covie Eletha Jessop
1824–1890
Marriage: 2 April 1845
Nancy Elizabeth Bingman
1845–1917
William Calvin Bingman
1848–1917
Sarah Elizabeth Bingham
1855–1930
Job Ira Bingman
1855–1911
Lurinda Jane Bingman
1857–1935

Sources (33)

  • L H Benjman, "United States Census, 1870"
  • I H Bingman, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Leonard Henderson Bingman, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

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.

1830 · Trail of Tears

In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Bingmann or of its variant Bingemann (see Bingaman ).

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

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