Pheraby Hopper

Brief Life History of Pheraby

When Pheraby Hopper was born in 1804, in Georgia, United States, her father, George H Hopper Jr, was 58 and her mother, Hannah, was 49. She married John Alexander Ratliff on 3 August 1820, in Jefferson, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. She died in 1850, in Blount, Alabama, United States, at the age of 46.

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Family Time Line

John Alexander Ratliff
1801–1865
Pheraby Hopper
1804–1850
Marriage: 3 August 1820
Joshua Ratliff
1821–1896
Sarah Ratliff
1823–
James William Ratliff
1824–
Thomas Ratliff
1826–1874
Jeremiah David Ratliff
1829–1883
Barbara Ratliff
1830–1866
Kary Ann Ratliff
1832–1870
William Beesly Ratliff
1834–1870
Ellender Ratliff
1836–
John A Ratliff
1839–
Elijah Ratliff
1840–1902
Louisa Permilia Ratliff
1842–1941
Lavina Ratliff
1848–

Sources (7)

  • Rhereby Ratliff in household of John Ratliff, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Pheraby Hopper - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Phereby Hopper
  • Ruby Hopper, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"

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World Events (7)

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

1811 · The Savannah Riots

A barroom brawl in Savannah on Tuesday, November 12, 1811, had international impact. An American seaman boasted of having joined the crew of a French vessel, likely named La Vengeance. Others became upset at the idea of the American joining a foreign nation and a brawl erupted. The county coroner asked for peace but was beaten with clubs. A second clash occurred the following day when French sailors attacked five American seaman. A day after the second attack, twenty French sailors attacked six Americans. Four of them escaped but two were beaten and stabbed. Jacob Taylor died on the scene and a rigger named Collins died the following day. By Friday, a full scale riot erupted when the French crewmen arrested on murder charges were released. Many were arrested and French ships La Vengeance and La Franchise were burned. In the end, the incident caused disruptions in French-American relations and affected shipping and trade.

1818

Historical Boundaries: 1818: Blount, Alabama Territory, United States 1819: Blount, Alabama, United States

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a dancer, from an agent derivative of Middle English hoppen ‘to dance, hop, leap’ (Old English hoppian). See Hoppe 4.

English: topographic name from Middle English hoper, hopper, in Sussex and Kent denoting someone who lived at a remote place, probably an enclosed piece of land in marsh. The name derives from Middle English hop (see Hope ) + -er, and was interchangeable with (atte) hope.

English: possibly a variant of Hooper .

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

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