Brief Life History of Lydia
When Lydia Scherer was born on 16 October 1797, in North Carolina, United States, her father, Christian Scherer, was 29 and her mother, Nellie Sarah Lyon Walleys, was 25. She married Benjamin Bell on 3 December 1818, in Preble, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Twin Township, Preble, Ohio, United States in 1850. She died on 24 May 1852, in Preble, Ohio, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Eaton, Preble, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Lydia Bell in household of Benjamin Bell, "United States Census, 1850"
- Lydia Shearer, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Lydia Shearer Bell, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1795–1865 Male
1797–1852 Female
Children (12)
1818–1905 Male
1820–1848 Female
1822–1842 Female
1823–1850 Female
1825– Female
+7 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1768–1843 Male
1772–1819 Female
Siblings (10)
1791–1882 Female
1791–1876 Female
1794–1863 Male
1795–1850 Female
1797–1852 Female
+5 More Children
World Events (7)
1799 · Gold Nuggets Found
Age 2
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 3
1812
Age 15
Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a sheep-shearer or someone who used scissors to trim the surface of finished cloth and remove excessive nap, from Middle High German scherer, German Scherer, Yiddish sherer, agent derivatives of Middle High German scheren ‘to shear’. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine). Compare Sharer 2, Sharrer , and Shearer 2.
Dutch and Flemish: cognate of 1 above, from Middle Dutch sc(h)errer ‘cutter’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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