Brief Life History of Thomas Benjamin
Thomas Benjamin Hagood was born in 1859, in Alabama, United States as the son of Benjamin Franklin Hagood and Mary. He married Mary Booth Hagood on 19 October 1879, in Lawrence, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Mount Hope, Lawrence, Alabama, United States in 1880 and Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, United States in 1910. He died on 16 June 1913, in Town Creek, Lawrence, Alabama, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Jackson-Shelton Cemetery, Fairfield, Lawrence, Alabama, United States.
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- Thomas Hagood, "United States Census, 1880"
- Thos Haygood, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- Thomas B. Hagood, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
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.
Name Meaning
Altered form of English Hogwood or Hawkwood (see Haygood ). This predominantly AL, SC, and TX surname is also common among African Americans.
History: The majority of the Hagoods trace their origin to Francis Hogwood or Hawkwood, who arrived in VA from England in or before 1650. The surname in the form Hagood was apparently first borne by his son George, born in 1662 in VA; compare Haygood .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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