Brief Life History of Jane Emma
When Jane Emma Mulford was born on 10 March 1859, in Pomeroy, Salisbury Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States, her father, John Mulford, was 34 and her mother, Nancy Rife, was 30. She married Perry Albert Mapes on 21 January 1883, in Gallia, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Cheshire, Cheshire Township, Gallia, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Athens, Athens, Ohio, United States in 1930. She died on 9 May 1943, in Athens Township, Athens, Ohio, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Cheshire Township, Gallia, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (26)
- June E Mapes, "United States Census, 1940"
- Ohio County Births 1841 - 2003
- Emma J. Mulford, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
Spouse and Children
1860–1898 Male
1859–1943 Female
Children (6)
1884–1963 Male
1886–1970 Female
1888–1929 Male
1891–1981 Female
1893–1894 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1825–1921 Male
1829– Female
Siblings (7)
1853– Male
1857–1945 Male
1859–1943 Female
1861–1896 Female
1864– Female
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Age 1
1863
Age 4
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 22
Name Meaning
English (Berkshire and Hampshire):
habitational name from Moulsford (Berkshire). The placename probably derives from the Old English personal name Mūl (genitive Mūles) + Old English ford ‘ford’.
habitational name from one or more of several places called with Old English myln ‘mill’ + ford ‘ford’, such as Milford in Witley (Surrey), Milford in Laverstock (Wiltshire), or Milford (Hampshire). There may have been some confusion with Milford .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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