Brief Life History of Rebecca Jane
When Rebecca Jane Gregg was born on 28 February 1874, in Blount, Tennessee, United States, her father, Empsey Monroe Gragg, was 21 and her mother, Rachel Serena Whitehead, was 25. She married Robert L. Ayers on 12 January 1894, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years and Vilas, Watauga, North Carolina, United States in 1936. She died on 6 April 1936, at the age of 62.
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- Rebecca J Berry in household of Dink L Berry, "United States Census, 1930"
- Rebecca J Gragg, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Rebecca Berry, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1878 · Yellow Fever Epidemic
When a man that had escaped a quarantined steamboat with yellow fever went to a restaurant he infected Kate Bionda the owner. This was the start of the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee. By the end of the epidemic 5,200 of the residence would die.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): from the Middle English personal name Greg, a pet form of Gregory ; compare Grigg .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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