Alexander Culbertson

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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Family Time Line

Alexander Culbertson
1792–1875
Elizabeth Johnson
1802–1880
Marriage: about 1819
Mary Culbertson
1815–
Sephus Butler Culbertson
1822–1864
Mahala Culbertson
1831–1889
Young Robert Culbertson
1823–1855
George Washington Culbertson
1828–1905
Henry Roland Culbertson
1833–1895
Martha A. Culbertson
1835–
Malinda J Culberson
1836–1887
Elizabeth Culbertson
1838–
Mary Culbertson
1839–1850
John A. Culbertson
1843–1865
Martha A Culbertson
1845–1920

Sources (2)

  • Alexander Culbertson, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Laurens. Deeds 1812–1827

World Events (8)

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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