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HEREFORD, Esther "Medora"

HEREFORD, Esther "Medora"

Female 1840 - 1863  (23 years)

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  • Name HEREFORD, Esther "Medora" 
    Nickname Medora 
    Birth 1840 
    Gender Female 
    Census 7 Jul 1860  San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    1860 CENSUS - San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California; 7 Jul 1860
    1860 CENSUS: LN #25 - FAM 1129; Medora Hereford - Age 20
    w/widowed mother, sister, nieces & nephews and b-i-l
    Death 1863  Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Cause: Injuries from 1863 Ida Hancock Steamboat Explosion 
    • DEATH YEAR DISCREPANCY:
      - 1862: Per Book - Empires, Nations, and Families: A History of the North American West, 1800-1860, page 75 (Small Family Genealogy Chart)
      - 1863: Per findagrave web site (from injuries suffered in Ida Hancock Steam Boat explosion 1863)
    Burial 1863  San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I21286  1. Schwald - WA-NY-OR-TX
    Last Modified 18 Jul 2015 

    Father HEREFORD, M.D. Thomas S.,   b. 1797   d. 1844 (Age 47 years) 
    Mother SALE, Esther S.,   b. 1804, Caroline County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 1873, San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Family ID F6962  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 7 Jul 1860 - San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Injuries from 1863 Ida Hancock Steamboat Explosion - 1863 - Los Angeles County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1863 - San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S169] CENSUS 1860 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), 7 Jul 1860, page 120 (412); [120/158].

    2. [S201] AVS-Death-Burial - findagrave.com, (findagrave.com), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7874995.
      DEATH & BURIAL
      Esther Medora Hereford
      Birth: unknown
      Death: 1863

      Note: Sister of Margaret Wilson, who died from injuries she suffered in the Ada Hancock boating accident

      Burial:
      San Gabriel Cemetery
      San Gabriel, Los Angeles, CA
      California, USA