Jessie Gaskins

Male1824–27 December 1865

Brief Life History of Jessie

When Jessie Gaskins was born in 1824, in Washington, Indiana, United States, his father, John Gaskins III, was 37 and his mother, Mary Ann Keyte, was 33. He married Elizabeth La Favre on 1 March 1846, in Monroe, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Baker Township, Morgan, Indiana, United States in 1850 and Curry Township, Sullivan, Indiana, United States in 1860. He died on 27 December 1865, in Sullivan, Indiana, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Morgan, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jessie Gaskins
1824–1865
Elizabeth La Favre
1828–1913
Marriage: 1 March 1846
Thomas Powell Gaskins
1847–1913
Sarah J Gaskins
1859–1861
Jacob Nelson Gaskins
1849–1929
Lydia Margaret Gaskins
1852–1922
Mary Elizabeth Gaskins
1854–1929
Martha Ann Gaskins
1861–1915

Sources (10)

  • Jesse Gaston, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Jesse Gaskins, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Gaskins in entry for Mary Lemon, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1 March 1846Monroe, Indiana, United States
  • Children (6)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1825 · The Crimes Act

    Age 1

    The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

    1830

    Age 6

    Historical Boundaries 1830: Morgan, Indiana, United States

    1836 · Remember the Alamo

    Age 12

    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.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Gaskin , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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