Brief Life History of Hugh Lawson
When Hugh Lawson Reavley Sr was born in 1806, in Knox, Tennessee, United States, his father, Joseph Reavley, was 24 and his mother, Jane Goodson, was 32. He married Elizabeth H. Gilbreath about 1832, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Madison, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years and Tennessee, United States in 1870. He died in 1877, in Bear Creek, Stewart, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 71.
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- Hugh Reively, "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
- Hugh J. Reveley in entry for Hugh Reveley, "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939"
- Hue Reavley in household of Hue Reavley, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English: see Reveley .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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