When James Richard Homer Luck was born on 16 November 1816, in Virginia, United States, his father, Francis Luck, was 30 and his mother, Susanna P Mitchell, was 30. He married Armilda Malied Oakwood Jackson on 1 September 1836, in Hall, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in District 1116, Hart, Georgia, United States in 1850 and District 570, Hall, Georgia, United States for about 20 years. He died on 1 August 1887, in Hall, Georgia, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Dewberry Town, Walker, Georgia, United States.
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With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America.
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.
English and German: variant of English Luke , German Lukas . It is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).
German (also Lück): from a short form of Lüdeke (see Luedecke ) or Ludwig . Compare Lueck 2.
German (Lück): habitational name from any of several places so named. Compare Lueck 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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