Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Self was born about 1842, in Hocking, Ohio, United States, her father, Obediah Self, was 45 and her mother, Elizabeth Clark, was 36. She lived in Green Township, Hocking, Ohio, United States in 1850.
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- Mary Self in household of Obadiah Self, "United States Census, 1850"
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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.
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English (Norfolk and Suffolk): from the Middle English personal name Sa(h)ulf (Old English Sǣwulf, from sǣ ‘sea’ + wulf ‘wolf’).
North German: nickname from Low German self ‘self’ for a self-important person.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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