Brief Life History of Adeline
When Adeline Landing was born on 12 July 1861, in Accomack, Virginia, United States, her father, James H. Landing, was 27 and her mother, Mary Jane Ayers, was 20. She married George B. Groton on 17 December 1879, in Modest Town, Accomack, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Metompkin District, Accomack, Virginia, United States in 1900 and Metompkin, Accomack, Virginia, United States in 1910. She died on 2 March 1913, in Accomack, Virginia, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Groton Cemetery, Hallwood, Accomack, Virginia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (27)
- Adaline Groten in household of Geo. B. Groten, "United States Census, 1880"
- Adaline Landing, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
- Adeline Groton in entry for Groton, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Death Records, 1853-1912"
Spouse and Children
1857–1914 Male
1861–1913 Female
Children (6)
1880–1882 Female
1882–1957 Male
1884–1935 Male
1888–1888 Female
1889–1934 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1834–1859 Male
1841–1888 Female
Siblings (2)
1861–1913 Female
1861–1938 Female
World Events (8)
1862 · The Battle of Fredericksburg
Age 1
1863
Age 2
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 14
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English landing, Middle English, Old Norse lending ‘landing place, quay’. The Scandinavian form is frequently found in the names of landing places in medieval York, surviving in an altered form in Lendal Bridge.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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