When Mahala L Ginger was born in September 1816, in Tennessee, United States, her father, Henry Ginger Sr., was 58 and her mother, Chauncy Jane “Chana” Luster, was 46. She married William E. Rogers on 21 February 1836, in Fayette, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Township of Lenox, Warren, Illinois, United States for about 10 years and Walnut Grove, McDonough, Illinois, United States in 1880. She died after 1880.
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With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Historical Boundaries: 1825: Warren, Illinois, United States
German: habitational name for someone from Gingen or Giengen in Württemberg.
English (southern): from Middle English gingivere, gyngure, gingere ‘ginger’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a dealer in spices, or possibly a nickname for someone with reddish hair or a fiery temperament.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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