Thomas D. Embree

Brief Life History of Thomas D.

When Thomas D. Embree was born on 19 February 1818, in Clark, Kentucky, United States, his father, Martillus Embree, was 22 and his mother, Margaret Hazelrigg, was 25. He married Phoebe Elvira Childers Butler on 19 February 1838, in Pettis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Pettis, Missouri, United States in 1840 and Cass Township, Texas, Missouri, United States in 1850. He died on 10 April 1852, in Bates, Missouri, United States, at the age of 34.

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Family Time Line

Thomas D. Embree
1818–1852
Phoebe Elvira Childers Butler
1823–1895
Marriage: 19 February 1838
Margaret J. Embree
1840–1841
Marius Lycurgus Embree
1841–1925
Martillus Embree
1844–1845
Melton Junius Embree
1847–1913
David M Embree
1849–1852
Lucy Ann Embree
1852–1936

Sources (8)

  • Thomas Embree, "United States Census, 1830"
  • Thomas Embree, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Thomas D. Embree, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

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. 

1819 · First Commercial Oil Well Opens

In 1819, in McCreary County, Kentucky along Cumberland River was the site of the first commercial oil well.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Embury or Emery .

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

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