Brief Life History of Nigara
When Nigara Holt was born on 10 September 1837, in Alabama, United States, her father, William Charles Jasper Holt, was 51 and her mother, Elizabeth Hogeland, was 32. She married William W Hill on 1 March 1856, in Blount, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Blount, Alabama, United States in 1850 and Jefferson, Alabama, United States in 1860. She died in 1879, at the age of 42.
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- Niagria Holt in household of Wm Holt, "United States Census, 1850"
- Nigara Holt, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- Niagra Holt in entry for Thomas Moorse Hill, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
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World Events (5)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
Name Meaning
English, North German, Dutch, Danish, and Norwegian: topographic name for someone who lived in or by a small wood, from Middle English, Middle Low German, Danish, and Norwegian holt, or a habitational name from one of the many places called with this word. In England, the surname is widely distributed, but more common in Lancashire and Yorkshire than elsewhere.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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