Fannie Jane Vaden

Brief Life History of Fannie Jane

When Fannie Jane Vaden was born on 20 September 1860, in Hopkins, Texas, United States, her father, Lodwick J. Vaden, was 43 and her mother, Nancy Emeline E Dowdle, was 39. She married Thomas J Wood on 26 April 1888, in Hopkins, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 1, Hopkins, Texas, United States in 1880 and Justice Precinct 8, Hopkins, Texas, United States for about 40 years. She died on 14 October 1948, in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Addran, Hopkins, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas J Wood
1861–
Fannie Jane Vaden
1860–1948
Marriage: 26 April 1888
Marion Clyde Wood
1890–1976
Zora Emmeline Wood
1892–1981
Hugh Angus Wood
1894–1961
Beulah Modena Wood
1900–1986

Sources (10)

  • Fannie Wood in household of Willie C Davis, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Fannie Vaden, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
  • Fannie Wood, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1861 · Texas Secedes from the United States

On February 1, 1861, Texas seceded from the United States. On March 2, 1861, they had joined with the Confederate States of America.

1863

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

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

English: unexplained.

In some cases possibly also Swedish (Vadén): ornamental, topographic, or a habitational name from the (placename) element vad ‘ford’ + the adjectival suffix -én, a derivative of Latin -enius ‘relating to’.

History: The earliest recorded bearer of this name in North America is Henry Vaden (1663–1729), of Chesterfield County, VA.

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

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