Brief Life History of Richard Henry "Dick"
When Richard Henry "Dick" Alsip/Alsop was born on 19 December 1820, in Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, United States, his father, James Alsip, was 39 and his mother, Anna Stewart, was 34. He married Juda Rogers in 1841, in Whitley, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Whitley, Kentucky, United States for about 50 years. He died on 24 April 1904, in Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Ward Cemetery, Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky, United States.
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- Richard Alsep, "United States Census, 1850"
- Richard Henry Alsip, "Find A Grave Index"
- Richard Alsip, "United States, Kentucky, Agricultural Schedules, 1850-1880"
Spouse and Children
1820–1904 Male
1832–1911 Female
Children (12)
1854–1930 Male
1855– Female
1856–1932 Male
1858–1886 Male
1860–1943 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1781–1846 Male
1786–1835 Female
Siblings (11)
1806–1882 Male
1807–1863 Male
1811–1878 Male
1815– Male
1816–1870 Female
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World Events (8)
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
Age 1
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
Age 10
1846
Age 26
Name Meaning
One of the most enduringly successful of the Old French personal names introduced into Britain by the Normans. It is of Germanic (Frankish) origin, derived from rīc ‘power’ + hard ‘strong, hardy’. It has enjoyed continuous popularity in England from the Conquest to the present day, influenced by the fact that it was borne by three kings of England, in particular Richard I ( 1157–99 ). He was king for only ten years ( 1189–99 ), most of which he spent in warfare abroad, taking part in the Third Crusade and costing the people of England considerable sums in taxes. Nevertheless, he achieved the status of a folk hero, and was never in England long enough to disappoint popular faith in his goodness and justice. He was also Duke of Aquitaine and Normandy and Count of Anjou, fiefs which he held at a time of maximum English expansion in France. His exploits as a leader of the Third Crusade earned him the nickname ‘Coeur de Lion’ or ‘Lionheart’ and a permanent place in popular imagination, in which he was even more firmly enshrined by Sir Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe ( 1820 ).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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