Elizabeth Lamson

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Lamson was born on 1 May 1842, in Fredonia, Licking, Ohio, United States, her father, Harrison Lamson, was 24 and her mother, Laura A Benedict, was 24. She married George William Moreland on 16 December 1860, in Knox, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Washington Township, Licking, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. She died on 2 July 1917, in Morris Township, Knox, Ohio, United States, at the age of 75.

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Family Time Line

George William Moreland
1832–1893
Elizabeth Lamson
1842–1917
Marriage: 16 December 1860
Laura Moreland
1864–1928
Emma C. Moreland
1866–1945
Nathan Moreland
1868–1876
Ada Minerva Moreland
1870–1956
Charles Rabb Moreland
1873–1929
Robert Hayes Moreland
1876–1943
Margaret Moreland
1878–1959
Bessie Moreland
1881–1884

Sources (22)

  • Elizabeth Morelema in household of George Morelema, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Elizabeth Lamson, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Elizabeth Lamson Moreland, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"

World Events (8)

1846

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

1848

In 1848, by state legislative action, Knox County lost 3 western townships, South Bloomfield, Chester and Franklin, to Morrow County, leaving Hilliar as the lone original western township.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English: patronymic from Lamb 2.

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

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