George Washington Terry

Brief Life History of George Washington

When George Washington Terry was born on 6 December 1825, in Richmond, Virginia, United States, his father, Thomas Terry Jr, was 34 and his mother, Elizabeth Kinkard, was 24. He married Nancy A. Shelton on 21 December 1847, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States in 1850 and Bean Blossom Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. He died on 21 November 1913, in Lawrence, Indiana, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Gosport, Wayne Township, Owen, Indiana, United States.

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George Washington Terry
1825–1913
Nancy A. Shelton
1826–1884
Marriage: 21 December 1847
Ruth Ann Terry
1848–1884
Melissa Jane Terry
1875–
William A. Terry
1852–1916
George T Terry
1854–1900
John Azel Terry
1857–1940
Edward E Terry
1862–1953
Robert Charles Terry
1866–1950
Ida May Terry
1872–1895

Sources (15)

  • George W Terry, "United States Census, 1870"
  • George W. Terry, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • G. W. Terry, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1829

Historical Boundaries: 1829: Owen, Indiana, United States

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

Name Meaning

English and Irish: from the Norman personal name T(h)erry (Old French Thierri), a short form of Theodoric, which is composed of the ancient Germanic elements theud ‘people, race’ + rīc ‘power(ful), rich’. Theodoric was the name of the Ostrogothic leader (c. 454–526) who invaded Italy in 488 and established his capital at Ravenna in 493. His name was sometimes taken as a derivative of Greek Theodōros (see Theodore ). An Anglo-Norman family of this name has been in County Cork, Ireland, since the 13th century.

Irish: sometimes an Anglicized (‘translated’) form of Gaelic Mac Toirdhealbhaigh (see Turley ).

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

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