Oliver Scoggins Acord

Brief Life History of Oliver Scoggins

When Oliver Scoggins Acord was born on 29 January 1856, in Sidney Township, Fremont, Iowa, United States, his father, Abram Acord, was 25 and his mother, Nancy Ann Frost, was 15. He married Electa Elvira Webb on 22 September 1879, in La Sal, San Juan, Utah, United States. He lived in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States in 1910 and Blanca, Costilla, Colorado, United States in 1920. He died on 31 August 1932, in Ventura, Ventura, California, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Cemetery Memorial Park, Ventura, Ventura, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Oliver Scoggins Acord
1856–1932
Hannah Matilda Russell
1852–1923
Marriage: 1890
Fred Acord
1892–1892
Oliver Fletcher Acord
1893–1954
Samuel Luster Acord
1895–1951
Claude Ernest Jack Acord
1899–1938

Sources (16)

  • Oliver Acord in household of Abram Acord, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Oliver Acord, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
  • Oliver Acord, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"

World Events (8)

1861

Historical Boundaries: 1861: Costilla, Colorado Territory, United States 1876: Costilla, Colorado, United States

1863

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

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

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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