Brief Life History of John
When John Hand was born on 17 March 1825, in Butler, Ohio, United States, his father, Elijah Hand, was 26 and his mother, Anna Gray, was 26. He married Jane Skillman on 7 October 1847, in Shelby, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Addison Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States in 1870 and Brandywine Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States in 1880. He died on 12 July 1910, in Shelby, Indiana, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, Addison Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States.
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Sources (14)
- John Hond, "United States Census, 1870"
- John Hand, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- John Hand, "Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920"
Spouse and Children
1825–1910 Male
1826–1861 Female
Children (4)
1849–1930 Male
1852–1933 Female
1855–1915 Male
1858–1923 Male
Parents and Siblings
1798–1880 Male
1800–1830 Female
Siblings (2)
1825–1910 Male
1830–1910 Male
World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 5
1843
Age 18
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Age 35
Name Meaning
English, German, and Dutch: nickname for someone with a peculiarity or deformity of the hand or perhaps to skill in its use, from Middle English hond(e), hand(e), Middle High German hant, found in such appellations as Johan metter hant (Rijkhoven 1284), Liebhard mit der Hand (Augsburg 1383).
Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname from German Hand ‘hand’ (see 1 above).
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fhlaithimh (see Guthrie ), as a result of association with the Gaelic word lámh ‘hand’. It is used as an English equivalent for several other names of Gaelic origin too, such as Claffey , Glavin , and McClave .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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