Florence Graham

Brief Life History of Florence

When Florence Graham was born on 29 March 1818, in Lowell, Summers, West Virginia, United States, her father, Lancelot Graham, was 32 and her mother, Elizabeth Stodgill, was 34. She married John Gwinn on 22 May 1837, in Monroe, Randolph, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Indiana, United States in 1870. She died on 5 January 1879, in Madison, Indiana, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Lapel, Stony Creek Township, Madison, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Gwinn
1812–1878
Florence Graham
1818–1879
Marriage: 22 May 1837
Avaline Gwinn
1843–1928
James Thomas Gwin
1845–1916
William Harrison Gwinn
1850–1890

Sources (6)

  • Florence Gwinn in household of John Gwinn, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Florence Graham, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
  • Florence G. Gwinn, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1823

Historical Boundaries 1823: Madison, Indiana, United States

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.

Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from Grantham in Lincolnshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Graham (as well as Grantham, Grandham, and Granham). See also Grantham .

Irish (especially Ulster): in Ireland Graham is generally the Scottish name, but it has additionally been adopted as an Anglicized form of both Ó Creacháin (see Crehan ) and Ó Gormghaile (see Gormley ).

History: The surname Graham was taken to Scotland at the beginning of the 12th century by the Norman baron William de Graham, holder of the manor of Grantham in Lincolnshire, from whom many if not all modern bearers are probably descended. The chief of Clan Graham is the Duke of Montrose.

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

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