Sarah L Pistole

2 September 1802–1835 (Age 32)
DeKalb, Tennessee, United States

The Life Summary of Sarah L

When Sarah L Pistole was born on 2 September 1802, in DeKalb, Tennessee, United States, her father, Thomas Abraham Pistole Jr., was 36 and her mother, Elizabeth Reynolds, was 37. She married Solomon Davis on 3 January 1822, in Smith, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died in 1835, at the age of 33.

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Family Time Line

Solomon Davis
1802–1885
Sarah L Pistole
1802–1835
Marriage: 3 January 1822
Daniel Coleman Davis
1823–1910
Lucinda T Davis
1825–
Nancy Ann Davis
1829–1870
Benjamin Franklin Davis
1833–1875
Talitha B R Davis
1827–1905
George W Davis
1832–
Sarah L S Davis
1835–1850

Spouse and Children

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World Events (8)

1803
Age 1
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1803 · The U.S doubles in size
Age 1
The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
1812
Age 10
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

German: late formation from Pistole ‘pistol’, probably a nickname for a sharp and aggressive person. The vocabulary word is derived from Czech píšt’ala ‘whistle’; early pistols, invented in Bohemia in the 16th century, were thought to resemble whistles.

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

Sources (2)

  • DeKalb. Deed Books 1838–1845
  • Sarah in entry for Solomon Davie and Eliza Wood Washburn, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"

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