Brief Life History of John Labron
When John Labron Hitson was born on 4 February 1860, in Alabama, United States, his father, William Riley Hitson, was 23 and his mother, Mary Farmer Franklin, was 20. He married Emily Frances Lord about 1882. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Red Level, Covington, Alabama, United States in 1900 and Ward Two, Vernon, Louisiana, United States in 1910. He died on 2 January 1940, in Covington, Alabama, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Red Level, Covington, Alabama, United States.
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Sources (14)
- John Witsan, "United States Census, 1900"
- J L Hitson, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- John L. Hitson, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Louisiana Is Readmitted Into the Union
Louisiana was readmitted into the Union.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English: perhaps a metathesized form of Histon, a habitational name from Histon in Cambridgeshire.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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