Josiah C Isaacs

Brief Life History of Josiah C

When Josiah C Isaacs was born on 17 January 1824, in DeKalb, Tennessee, United States, his father, Richard Augustus Wilkes Isaacs, was 49 and his mother, Mildred E Walker, was 28. He married Pernetta Skaggs on 21 January 1845, in Limestone, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Arkansas, United States in 1870 and Justice Precinct 3, Uvalde, Texas, United States in 1880. He died about 1895, at the age of 72.

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Family Time Line

Josiah C Isaacs
1824–1895
Mary Jane Jack
1822–1904
Marriage: 30 July 1851
Elizabeth Isaacs
1852–1943
William C Isaacs
1853–1934
Samuel Isaacs
1854–
Harriet Ellen Isaacs
1856–1932
George Washington Isaacs
1857–1923
Eliza Jane Isaacs
1859–1890
Jefferson Davis Isaacs
1862–1936
Samuel Allen Isaacs
1864–1943
John Childress Isaacs
1866–1937

Sources (22)

  • Josiah C. Isaacs, "United States, Census, 1880"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Joseph (Josiah) Isaacs - Government record: Death record or certificate: birth-name: Calvan Isaacs
  • J C Isaacs, "Alabama County Marriages, 1711-1992"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1836

Historical Boundaries: 1836: DeKalb, Alabama, United States

1844 · German Immigration to Texas

Over 7,000 German immigrants arrived in Texas. Some of these new arrivals died in epidemics; those that survived ended up living in cities such as San Antonio, Galveston, and Houston. Other German settlers went to the Texas Hill Country and formed the western portion of the German Belt, where new towns were founded: New Braunfels and Fredericksburg.

Name Meaning

Jewish, English, and Dutch: patronymic from the Old Testament personal name Isaac . This surname is also established in South Africa. It is rare in the Netherlands.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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