Brief Life History of Mary Lucy
When Mary Lucy Bragg was born in June 1857, in Lunenburg, Virginia, United States, her father, David Blackstone Bragg, was 49 and her mother, Sarah G Keeton, was 34. She married Henry Neal Crenshaw on 20 December 1882, in Lunenburg, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Virginia, United States in 1870.
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- Mary L Bragg in household of David B Bragg, "United States Census, 1870"
- Sally Bragg, "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917"
- Mary Lou in entry for Henry Herman Crenshaw, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
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World Events (8)
1861 · The Battle of Manassas
The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English brag(ge) ‘ostentatious, proud; spirited, brave’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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