Brief Life History of Lydia Jane
When Lydia Jane Wright was born on 2 August 1857, in Liberty Township, Grant, Indiana, United States, her father, Moses Thomas Wright, was 31 and her mother, Elizabeth Hollingsworth, was 29. She married Clinton Moon on 14 September 1875, in Grant, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Grant, Indiana, United States in 1893. She died on 25 February 1908, in Fairmount, Fairmount Township, Grant, Indiana, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Park Cemetery, Fairmount, Fairmount Township, Grant, Indiana, United States.
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- Lydia J Wright, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Lydia J Story - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Lydia J Story
- Lydia J Moon in entry for Enos E Story, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name for a craftsman or maker of machinery, mostly in wood, of any of a wide range of kinds, from Middle English and Older Scots wriht, wright, wricht, writh, write (Old English wyrhta, wryhta) ‘craftsman’, especially ‘carpenter, joiner’. The term is found in various combinations (for example, Cartwright and Wainwright ), but when used in isolation it often referred to a builder of windmills or watermills. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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