Britain South

Brief Life History of Britain

When Britain South was born about 1837, in Watauga, North Carolina, United States, his father, Eli South, was 39 and his mother, Mary S Taylor, was 36. He married Sarah Anny Hamby on 3 October 1854, in Johnson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Watauga Township, Watauga, North Carolina, United States in 1850 and Cove Creek Township, Watauga, North Carolina, United States in 1860.

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Britain South
about 1837–
Sarah Anny Hamby
1834–
Marriage: 3 October 1854
John H. South
1857–1915
Eli H. South
1858–
Benjamin Franklin South
1859–1924
Martha Ann Adeline South
1861–1937

Sources (15)

  • Britton South, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Britain South - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: birth: about 1837; Watauga, North Carolina, United States
  • Britain South, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1959"

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1846

Tennessee was known as the Volunteer State because during the Mexican War the government asked Tennessee for 3,000 volunteer soldiers and 30,000 joined.

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English south ‘south’, denoting someone who had migrated ‘from the south’, especially someone from southern England living in the north of the country. It may also have been used as a topographic name to denote someone living in the southern part of a settlement or region. Compare Southern .

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

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