Brief Life History of Louisa H.
When Louisa H. Wood was born on 17 March 1850, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, her father, James Wood, was 37 and her mother, Harriet Agnes Wilkins, was 31. She had at least 6 sons with Randolph Ridgely Brown. She lived in White Plains Township, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States in 1880 and Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States in 1910. She died on 14 September 1918, in Cowpens, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Cowpens, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.
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- San. H. Brown in household of Randolph R. Brown, "United States Census, 1880"
- Lou H. Brown, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"
- Mrs Lou H Brown, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
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World Events (8)
1860
In 1860, South Carolina quit the United States because its citizens were in favor of slavery and President Lincoln was not. The Civil War started a year later.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
Name Meaning
English: mainly a topographic name for someone who lived in or by a wood, from Middle English wode ‘wood’ (Old English wudu). In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, such as French Bois and Polish Les .
English: in a few cases, a nickname for an eccentric or perhaps a violent person, from Middle English wode ‘frenzied, wild’ (Old English wōd).
Americanized form of French Gadbois .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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