When Julia Dicey Evans was born about 1838, in Washington, Florida, United States, her father, Sharpless Evans, was 30 and her mother, Hester Beasley, was 27. She married John Edward Finch before 1864. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Florida, United States in 1870. She died before 1880, and was buried in Washington, Florida, United States.
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In order to transition from a territory into a state, Florida held a Constitutional Convention on December 3, 1838 at St. Joseph. The original constitutional document has never been found, but a handwritten copy exists which shows the signatures of Robert Raymond Reid (Convention President) and Joshua Knowles (Convention Secretary). There were an estimated 55 delegates in attendance. Most of the debate was centered on the topic of banking.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Florida has had 6 Constitutions since it became a state. The first Constitution was drafted in Saint Joseph, now known as Port St. Joe. Presently Florida is governed by the Constitution of 1968.
Welsh: derivative of Evan , from Efan, Ifan, medieval forms of Ieuan (from Latin Johannes, the source of English John), dating from c. 1500, with the post-medieval patronymic suffix -s. Welsh Sion was a separate borrowing of English John, and Evan (Ieuan) and Sion developed as independent names.
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