Rebecca Caroline Whitlock

Brief Life History of Rebecca Caroline

When Rebecca Caroline Whitlock was born on 31 December 1849, in Grainger, Tennessee, United States, her father, Pleasant Samuel Whitlock, was 26 and her mother, Parthena S Hines, was 23. She married Calvin Callaway Kitts on 29 June 1879, in Grainger, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in District 1, Grainger, Tennessee, United States in 1880. She died on 2 February 1882, in Luttrell, Union, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 32, and was buried in Luttrell, Union, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Calvin Callaway Kitts
1839–1938
Rebecca Caroline Whitlock
1849–1882
Marriage: 29 June 1879
Charles Coram Kitts
1881–1934

Sources (14)

  • Rebecca C. Kitts, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Caroline Whitlock, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Rebecca G. Whitlock Kitts, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (6)

1862 · Battle of Shiloh

The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

Name Meaning

English:

nickname for someone with white or fair hair, from Middle English whit ‘white’ + lock ‘lock (of hair)’ (Old English loc). Compare Sherlock .

from the Middle English personal name Whitlak (Old English Wihtlāc, from wiht ‘creature’ + lāc ‘sport, game’).

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

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