Brief Life History of James M.
When James M. Gilbreath was born in 1835, in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States, his father, James Bartram Gilbreath, was 46 and his mother, Martha Hoskins, was 39. He married Carolina Elizabeth Tipton in 1851, in Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Western Division, Walker, Alabama, United States in 1860 and Tennessee, United States in 1870. He died in 1880, in Texas, United States, at the age of 45.
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- James Gilbreth, "United States Census, 1860"
- James Gilbert in entry for Mary Jane Reno, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
- James Gilbreath in household of James Gilbreath, "United States Census, 1850"
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World Events (7)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1844 · German Immigration to Texas
Over 7,000 German immigrants arrived in Texas. Some of these new arrivals died in epidemics; those that survived ended up living in cities such as San Antonio, Galveston, and Houston. Other German settlers went to the Texas Hill Country and formed the western portion of the German Belt, where new towns were founded: New Braunfels and Fredericksburg.
1850 · Compromise of 1850
The United States Congress passed a package of five separate bills in an attempt to decrease tensions between the slave states and free states. The compromise itself was received gratefully, but both sides disapproved of certain components contained in the laws. Texas was impacted in several ways; mainly, the state surrendered its claim to New Mexico (and other claims north of 36°30′) but retained the Texas Panhandle. The federal government also took over the public debt for Texas.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Galbraith . This surname is now very rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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