Lydia Electa Lewellen

Female1861–1905

Brief Life History of Lydia Electa

Lydia Electa Lewellen was born in 1861, in Indiana, United States. She married Jacob Johns on 2 June 1878, in Howard, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Union MM, Howard, Indiana, United States in 1880 and Union Township, Howard, Indiana, United States in 1900. She died in 1905, at the age of 44, and was buried in Phlox, Union Township, Howard, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Johns
1856–1914
Lydia Electa Lewellen
1861–1905
Marriage: 2 June 1878
Nora Johns
1880–1902
Bertha Johns
1885–1917
Elmer Guy Johns
1898–1954

Sources (11)

  • Lydia Johns in household of Jacob Johns, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Lydia Electa Lewellen - Published information: birth: 1861; Indiana, United States
  • Lydia Luellen, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    2 June 1878Howard, Indiana, United States

    • Children (3)

    World Events (8)

    1863

    Age 2

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

    Age 2

    The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

    Age 14

    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

    Altered form of Welsh Llewellyn .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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