Brief Life History of Lewis Grant
When Lewis Grant Hedden was born on 22 June 1863, in Mercer, Missouri, United States, his father, Lewis Hedden, was 49 and his mother, Sarah Margaret Ader, was 36. He married Zorada Isabel Mitchell on 12 June 1888, in Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He died on 5 July 1938, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (12)
- Bell Z Grant in household of Lewis Grant, "United States Census, 1900"
- Lewis Grant Hedden, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Louis G Hedden, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
Spouse and Children
1863–1938 Male
1867–1928 Female
Children (2)
1889–1964 Female
1892–1986 Female
Parents and Siblings
1813–1885 Male
1826–1896 Female
Siblings (3)
1857–1923 Male
1861–1946 Male
1863–1938 Male
World Events (8)
1865
Age 2
1871
Age 8
1885 · The First Skyscraper
Age 22
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Hedon (East Yorkshire), Headon (Nottinghamshire), Black Heddon (Northumberland), Heddon on the Wall (Northumberland), Heddon in Filleigh (Devon), or Headon Hill (Isle of Wight). Most of the placenames derive from Old English hǣth ‘heath, heather’ + dūn ‘hill’, though the Nottinghamshire placename probably has hēah ‘high’ as the initial element.
English: variant of Haddon .
Scottish and Irish: variant of Hadden .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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