Brief Life History of Amanda Elizabeth
When Amanda Elizabeth Highsmith was born on 12 October 1847, in Waynesville, Brantley, Georgia, United States, her father, James W Highsmith, was 44 and her mother, Elizabeth Willis, was 42. She married Timothy Murphy McSweeney on 16 April 1867, in Wayne, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Wayne, Georgia, United States for about 20 years and District 334, Wayne, Georgia, United States for about 30 years. She died on 18 October 1926, in Waynesville, Brantley, Georgia, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Highsmith Cemetery, Brantley, Georgia, United States.
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- Amanda E McSweney in household of Timothy McSweney, "United States Census, 1870"
- Arnanda E. Highsmith, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- Amanda Mcsweeney, "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927"
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1861
Civil War History - Some 11,000 Georgians gave their lives in defense of their state a state that suffered immense destruction. But wars end brought about an even more dramatic figure to tell: 460,000 African-Americans were set free from the shackles of slavery to begin new lives as free people.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a smith, with the distinguishingepithet high, probably denoting one whose forge was at a higherlocation than another nearby smith.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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