Brief Life History of Caleb Van
When Caleb Van Peveto was born on 7 January 1855, in Orange, Orange, Texas, United States, his father, Jean Baptiste Peveto, was 50 and his mother, Mary Pauline Linscomb, was 44. He married Mary E Parish on 4 September 1873, in Orange, Orange, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 3, Orange, Texas, United States in 1870 and Orange, Texas, United States for about 20 years. He died on 6 July 1919, in Orange, Orange, Texas, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Linscomb Cemetery, Orange, Texas, United States.
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- Caleb Penote in household of John Penote, "United States Census, 1870"
- Caleb Pevitoe, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
- B Caleb Peveto, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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1861 · Texas Secedes from the United States
On February 1, 1861, Texas seceded from the United States. On March 2, 1861, they had joined with the Confederate States of America.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of French Pivoteau: probably a metonymic occupational name from a diminutive of pivot ‘hinge, pivot’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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