Brief Life History of Thomas H.
When Thomas H. List was born on 20 May 1800, in England, his father, John Bucke List, was 45 and his mother, Sarah Kilbourne, was 45. He married Sidney McMechen on 8 May 1822, in Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Wheeling, Ohio, Virginia, United States in 1860. He died on 27 July 1878, in Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, United States.
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- Thos H List, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Thomas H List - birth: 20 March 1800;
- Thomas H List, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
Name Meaning
German and Dutch: nickname for someone who was wise and knowledgeable, from Middle High German list, Dutch list ‘wisdom, ingenuity’.
Dutch: habitational name from Ter List, the name being derived from the plant lis ‘iris, flag’.
Americanized form of Hungarian Liszt, a metonymic occupational name for a miller, from liszt ‘flour’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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