Brief Life History of Anna Jane
When Anna Jane Chesnutt was born on 19 December 1857, in Pickensville, Pickens, Alabama, United States, her father, James Uriah Chesnutt, was 36 and her mother, Cynthia Jane Burgess, was 24. She married Sterling Lewis Ring on 25 December 1873, in Maury, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 4, Hopkins, Texas, United States for about 10 years and Mobeetie, Wheeler, Texas, United States in 1920. She died on 9 February 1936, in Glenwood, Pike, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 78.
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Sources (13)
- Anna J Ring in household of Lewis L Ring, "United States Census, 1920"
- Anna Chestnut in entry for W C Ring, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
- Anna J Ping in household of S L Ping, "United States Census, 1910"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1876
Historical Boundaries: 1876: Wheeler, Texas, United States
1878 · Yellow Fever Epidemic
When a man that had escaped a quarantined steamboat with yellow fever went to a restaurant he infected Kate Bionda the owner. This was the start of the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee. By the end of the epidemic 5,200 of the residence would die.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Chestnut .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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