Brief Life History of Lydia A
When Lydia A Watkins was born on 15 October 1842, in Ohio, United States, her father, James Watkins, was 47 and her mother, Sarah "Sally" Lawless, was 41. She married David Monroe Culp on 17 January 1858, in Le Sueur, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Morgan Township, Gallia, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Elysian Township, Le Sueur, Minnesota, United States in 1860. She died on 29 July 1872, in Elysian, Le Sueur, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 29, and was buried in Elysian, Le Sueur, Minnesota, United States.
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- Julia A Culp in household of David M Culp, "Minnesota State Census, 1885"
- Lydia A. Wadkins, "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949"
- Lydia A Culp, "Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001"
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Children (7)
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1849
Historical Boundaries 1849: Minnesota Territory, United States 1858: Minnesota, United States
1856
Historical Boundaries: 1856: Le Sueur, Minnesota Territory, United States 1858: Le Sueur, Minnesota, United States
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: variant of Watkin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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