Brief Life History of Alexander
When Alexander Culbertson was born in 1792, in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States, his father, Robert Culbertson, was 42 and his mother, Dolly Pleasant, was 41. He married Mahala Spewel about 1814, in South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died about 1875, in Shelby, Alabama, United States, at the age of 84.
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- Alexander Culbertson, "United States Census, 1850"
- Laurens. Deeds 1812–1827
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1792 · Head Tax Law
"In 1792, South Carolina passes a law called the ""head tax"" for all free African Americans from age 16-50. This tax was $2.00."
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1818
Historical Boundaries: 1818: Shelby, Alabama Territory, United States 1819: Shelby, Alabama, United States
Name Meaning
Scottish (Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire) and Irish (Tyrone): from the personal name Colbert + -son. There has been some confusion with Cuthbertson . See also Culbert .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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