Brief Life History of Della
When Della Quinn was born on 22 December 1869, in Plantersville, Grimes, Texas, United States, her father, Dr. Charles Donahugh Quinn, was 55 and her mother, Jemima Green, was 42. She married William Lawrence Nesbitt on 14 June 1893, in McLennan, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Richmond, Fort Bend, Texas, United States in 1920 and Justice Precinct 1, Colorado, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 29 April 1943, in Columbus, Colorado, Texas, United States, at the age of 73.
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Sources (10)
- Della Nesbitt in household of W L Nesbitt, "United States Census, 1900"
- Della Quinn, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
- Della Quinn Nesbeth, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
Spouse and Children
1869–1944 Male
1869–1943 Female
Children (2)
1898– Female
1900–1952 Female
Parents and Siblings
1814–1889 Male
1827–1889 Female
Siblings (8)
1845– Male
1847–1924 Female
1849–1923 Male
1852– Male
1854– Female
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World Events (8)
1870 · Texas Is Restored to the Union
Age 1
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 1
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 21
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Kieran, Conor, Declan, Dermot, Fionnuala, Aidan, Aileen, Brigid, Donovan, Eamon, Jarlath.
shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Coinn, earlier spelled Ó Cuinn, ‘descendant of Conn’, a personal name meaning ‘wisdom’ or ‘chief’ (see O'Quinn ). This is the name of several families in Ulster and counties Clare, Longford, and Mayo.
shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Coinne ‘descendant of Coinne’, a personal name which may be a variant of Coinneach (see also McKenzie ). This is an Ulster surname, a sept deriving from Eoghan, son of Niall Naoighiallach, from whom Tyrone is named. In most cases the Anglicized forms cannot be distinguished from sense 1 above, although final -e may have been intended as syllabic.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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