Samuel Louis McDill

Brief Life History of Samuel Louis

When Samuel Louis McDill was born on 13 August 1807, in Roseville, Clay Township, Muskingum, Ohio, United States, his father, James Porter McDill, was 37 and his mother, Margaret Chesnut, was 28. He married Martha W Graham on 13 October 1830, in Preble, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Henderson, Knox, Illinois, United States in 1850. He died on 6 October 1866, in Henderson, Illinois, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in South Henderson Cemetery, Gladstone Township, Henderson, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Louis McDill
1807–1866
Nancy Findley
1816–1897
Marriage: 14 December 1842
John Alexander McDill
1844–1908
David Alexander McDill
1846–1850
William J. McDill
1846–1846
Lydia Agnes McDill
1848–1906
George Albert McDill
1849–1871
Martha Caroline McDill
1851–1915
Martha Saphria Jane McDILL
1853–1855
Robert Ross McDill
1853–1854
Samuel Findley McDill
1854–1917

Sources (19)

  • Samuel Mc Dill, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Samuel Mcdill, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Samuel McDill, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1810 · Change of capital city

Zanesville becomes the new state capital.

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.

Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of McDowell .

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

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