George Washington Lord

1850–1896 (Age 45)
Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States

The Life of George Washington

When George Washington Lord was born on 17 September 1850, in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Jeremiah Lord, was 33 and his mother, Jane Lord, was 56. He married Margaret Belle Owens on 12 May 1870, in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Knox Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860. He died on 16 July 1896, in Usal, Mendocino, California, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Bloomington, Pike Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Washington Lord
1850–1896
Margaret Belle Owens
1852–1938
Marriage: 12 May 1870
Effie Mae Lord
1871–1925
Dorsie John Lord
1873–1874
Elsworth Stewart Lord
1875–1952
Franklin Joseph Lord
1876–1972
Charles Calvin Lord
1880–1886
Eliza Ellen ( Lida) Lord
1882–1976
Lloyd Robert Lord
1887–1978
Dove Lois Lord
1887–1981

Spouse & Children

MARRIAGE
12 May 1870
Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States
children

(8)

  • Effie Mae Lord

    Female1871–1925Female

  • Dorsie John Lord

    Male1873–1874Male

  • Elsworth Stewart Lord

    Male1875–1952Male

  • Franklin Joseph Lord

    Male1876–1972Male

  • Charles Calvin Lord

    Male1880–1886Male

+3 More Children

Parents & Siblings

  • Jeremiah Lord

    Male1817–1895Male

  • Jane Lord

    Female1794–Female

siblings

(9)

+4 More Children

World Events (7)

1857 · 7.9 Earthquake In Fort Tejon

Age 7

The Fort Tejon earthquake, on January 9, 1857, registered at 7.9, making it one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in the United States. Only two people were killed, largely due to the sparse population in the area where the earthquake occurred. As a result of the large scale shaking, the Kern River was turned upstream and fish were stranded miles from Tulare Lake as the waters were rocked so far from its banks.
1863

Age 13

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

Age 13

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

Name Meaning

1 English: nickname from the vocabulary word lord, presumably for someone who behaved in a lordly manner, or perhaps one who had earned the title in some contest of skill or had played the part of the ‘Lord of Misrule’ in the Yuletide festivities.It may also have been an occupational name for a servant in the household of the lord of the manor, or possibly a status name for a landlord or the lord of the manor himself. The word itself derives from Old English hlāford, earlier hlāf-weard, literally ‘loaf-keeper’, since the lord or chief of a clan was responsible for providing food for his dependants.2 Irish: English name adopted as a translation of the main element of Gaelic Ó Tighearnaigh ( see Tierney ) and Mac Thighearnáin ( see McKiernan ).3 French: nickname from Old French l’ord ‘the dirty one’.

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (3)

  • George Lord in household of Jeremiah Lord, "United States Census, 1860"
  • George W Lord, "United States Census, 1870"
  • George Lord, "United States Census, 1880"

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