When Mary Elizabeth Ann "Betsy" Razor was born in 1825, in Indiana, United States, her father, George Razor, was 40 and her mother, Betsy Jane Rutledge, was 23. She married James Francis Cole on 15 September 1840, in Bartholomew, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Missouri, United States in 1870 and Jackson Township, Shannon, Missouri, United States in 1880. She died before 14 February 1899.
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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.
The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Americanized form of German Rauser . Compare Rasor , Rasar , and Racer .
History: It was reportedly an immigrant from Germany (in 1754), Georg Adam Rauser, whose surname was changed to Razor, Rasor, Raser, Reser, etc., and later, among his descendants, also to Racer and Rasar.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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