Brief Life History of Henrietta
When Henrietta Mc Kelvey was born in 1860, in Smith Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States, her father, John McKelvey, was 30 and her mother, Jane McMillen, was 27. She married Charles F P Yarde on 1 February 1881, in Mercer, Illinois, United States. She lived in North Henderson Township, Mercer, Illinois, United States in 1920 and Mercer, Illinois, United States in 1930. She died on 12 February 1943, in East Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, United States, at the age of 83.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Retta Yarde in household of Chas F P Yarde, "United States Census, 1920"
- Henrietta Yarde, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Henrietta Mckelvey in entry for Charles F.P. Jarde, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
Spouse and Children
1852–1930 Male
1860–1943 Female
Parents and Siblings
1830–1909 Male
1833–1897 Female
Siblings (9)
1854– Male
1856–1928 Female
1856–1928 Female
1858–1937 Female
1860–1943 Female
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World Events (8)
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Age 0
1863
Age 3
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 22
Name Meaning
Chinese:
Mandarin form of the surname 米, which means ‘rice’: (i) from one of the ‘Nine Sogdian Surnames’, also known as ‘nine surnames of Zhaowu’, because their ancestors came from Zhaowu, an ancient city in present-day Gansu province in northwestern China. During the Sui and Tang dynasties (581–987 AD ) there were nine Sogdian states in Central Asia, one of which was called Mi (米) in Chinese (located in present-day Uzbekistan). Between 649 and 655 AD , these states submitted to the Emperor Gaozong of Tang (628–683 AD ). Immigrants from the state of Mi to China acquired the surname 米. (ii) for some families, the surname is borne by descendants of Mi Fu (米芾), an artist in the Northern Song dynasty (960–1127 AD ), who claimed he was a descendant from the royal families of the state of Chu in the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC ) and changed his original surname 芈 to 米, a different Chinese character with the same pronunciation.
Mandarin form of the surname 宓 (also pronounced as Fu in Mandarin): (i) said to be borne by descendants of Fu Xi (伏羲), a legendary figure prior to the Xia dynasty (2070–1600 BC ). (ii) said to be traced back to Mi Kang Gong (密康公, also written as 宓康公, Duke Kang of Mi, died 922 BC ), ruler of the state of Mi during the Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 BC ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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