Susan Highsmith

Brief Life History of Susan

When Susan Highsmith was born on 3 February 1852, in Ware, Georgia, United States, her father, Isaac Hampton Highsmith, was 26 and her mother, Sarah Ann Lewis, was 21. She had at least 4 sons and 2 daughters with Joseph Hiers Strickland. She lived in District 335, Wayne, Georgia, United States in 1880. She died in 1912, in Wayne, Georgia, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Brantley, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Hiers Strickland
1839–1900
Susan Highsmith
1852–1912
John Randal Strickland
1873–1938
James Lawson Strickland
1875–1944
Jesse Strickland
1876–
Martha Jane Strickland
1878–1906
George Newton Strickland
1880–1957
Rachel Nevada Herrin
1883–1964

Sources (8)

  • Susan Strickland in household of Joseph Strickland, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Susan Highsmith Strickland, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Susie Highsmith in entry for Rachel Nevada Strickland, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

World Events (8)

1861

Civil War History - Some 11,000 Georgians gave their lives in defense of their state a state that suffered immense destruction. But wars end brought about an even more dramatic figure to tell: 460,000 African-Americans were set free from the shackles of slavery to begin new lives as free people.

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: occupational name for a smith, with the distinguishingepithet high, probably denoting one whose forge was at a higherlocation than another nearby smith.

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

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