Richard Henry Alsip

Brief Life History of Richard Henry

When Richard Henry Alsip was born on 19 December 1820, in Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, United States, his father, James Howard Alsop, 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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Family Time Line

Richard Henry Alsip
1820–1904
Elizabeth Jane Tye
1832–1911
Marriage: 1852
William Henry Harrison Alsip
1854–1930
Margaret Alsip
1855–
Alexander Millard Fillmore Alsip
1856–1932
George D Alsip
1858–1886
Benjamin Franklin Alsip
1860–1943
Nancy Adeline Alsip
1862–1942
Richard Alsip
1864–
Susan Frances Alsip
1865–1951
Orvis S. Alsip
1868–
Diadama Malene Alsip
1872–1949
Ida Alsip
1874–1964
T. J. Alsip
1875–

Sources (26)

  • Richard Alsep, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Richard Henry Alsip, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Richard Alsip, "United States, Kentucky, Agricultural Schedules, 1850-1880"

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.

1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens

The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Alsop .

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

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