Brief Life History of Valentine Louis
When Valentine Louis Acord was born on 3 August 1832, in Vincennes, Vincennes Township, Knox, Indiana, United States, his father, Zur Combs Acord, was 39 and his mother, Virginia Martha Luster, was 39. He married Sarah Georgina Frost in January 1858, in Fremont, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He lived in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States in 1920 and Castle Dale, Emery, Utah, United States in 1920. He registered for military service in 1905. He died on 24 April 1922, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Castle Dale, Emery, Utah, United States.
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- Valentine F Acord in household of S Valentine Acord, "United States Census, 1920"
- Valentine Acord, "Utah Death Certificates, 1922"
- Felt Acord in entry for Mary Ashton Acord Zufelt, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1849
Historical Boundaries: 1849: Fremont, Iowa, United States
1856 · The Town of Santa Claus
The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Eckard or Eckhardt . Compare Achord .
History: The name Andreas Lowrence Acord appears on an 18th-century ship's master's list, corresponding to Andreas Arkhard among the signatures of those taking an oath of allegiance in PA in October 1753. A will written in Staunton County, VA, in 1806 begins ‘‘In the Name of God, Amen, I, Francis Acord …’’ but is signed in German script as Frantz Eckhardt.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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1891 - Valentine and Mary Acord were in the 1891 Oklahoma Land Rush
1891 – THE OKLAHOMA LAND RUSH – My grandmother, Dora Acord, was ten when her family took part in the Oklahoma Land Rush. There were a number of Oklahoma land rush’s between 1889 and 1910, and Valenti …
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