Brief Life History of Margaret Eva
When Margaret Eva Weaver was born on 11 March 1845, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Andrew Weaver, was 35 and her mother, Elizabeth "Betsy" Gilger, was 27. She married William Nelson Dodd in 1865. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 18 December 1930, in Richland Township, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Valley Cemetery, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Margaret Weaver in household of Al*A Weaver, "United States Census, 1850"
- Margaret Eva Dodd, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
- Margaret E. Weaver Dodd, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1850
Oldest grave seen in memorials list
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: occupational name, from an agent derivative of Middle English weven ‘to weave’ (Old English wefan).
English: habitational name from a place on the Weaver river in Cheshire, now called Weaver Hall but recorded simply as Weuere in the 13th and 14th centuries. The river name is from Old English wēfer(e) ‘winding stream’.
Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘weaver’, for example German Weber , Polish and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) Tkacz or Tkach , Hungarian Takács (see Takacs ), and Slovenian Tkalec, Tekavec or Veber .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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