James L Surratt

Brief Life History of James L

When James L Surratt was born on 30 June 1819, in North Carolina, United States, his father, Rev Beverly Surratt, was 26 and his mother, Laney Paulina Loflin, was 26. He married Ruth Peacock in 1839, in Davidson, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States in 1880 and Alleghany Township, Davidson, North Carolina, United States in 1900. He died on 12 February 1902, in Davidson, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

James L Surratt
1819–1902
Ruth Peacock
1822–1902
Marriage: 1839
Julia Evelyn Surratt
1841–1915
Sarah Surratt
1843–1925
Alison Gray Surratt
1844–1925
Verlinda Surratt
1847–1887
William M C Surratt
1850–1920
Samuel Lewis Surratt
1852–1932
Caroline C Surratt
1857–1928
Talitha Cumi Surratt
1860–1933
James Clark Surratt
1865–1922

Sources (27)

  • James Surratt in household of James Surratt, "United States Census, 1900"
  • James L. Surratt, "Find A Grave Index"
  • J L Surratt in entry for James C Surratt and Laura E York, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

World Events (8)

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1822

Davidson County was formed in 1822 from Rowan County. On 22 Nov 1822, Joseph Spurgeon introduced a bill into the State Senate to create Davidson County. Eighteen days later, on 10 Dec 1822, an article ran in Salisbury's Western Carolinian announcing the act.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

American French: variant of Sarratt .

Probably also English: variant of Sarratt .

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

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