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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- 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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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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