Brief Life History of Adam
When Adam Labus was born on 1 July 1820, in Jasiona, Prudnik, Opole, Poland, his father, Blasius Labus, was 42 and his mother, Frances Plichta, was 41. He married Josepha Knap in 1848, in Poland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Karnes, Texas, United States in 1860 and Justice Precinct 2, Karnes, Texas, United States in 1880. He died on 19 May 1898, in Panna Maria, Karnes, Texas, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Panna Maria Cemetery, Panna Maria, Karnes, Texas, United States.
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- A Laborg, "United States Census, 1860"
- Adam Labus, "Find A Grave Index"
- Adam Labus in entry for Frank Labus, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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World Events (8)
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
1825 · The Crimes Act
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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Ignatz, Otto, Rainer.
Polish (Łabus): nickname from łaba ‘paw’.
German: habitational name from any of several places so named in Pomerania and Mecklenburg.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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