When Frances Hunter Robertson was born on 24 October 1813, in Sumner, Tennessee, United States, her father, David Alexander Robertson, was 35 and her mother, Mary "Polly" Hunter, was 33. She married Ousley Claiborne on 5 September 1829, in Sumner, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Warren Township, Camden, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Missouri, United States in 1870. She died on 4 January 1892, in Camden, Missouri, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Claiborne Cemetery, Warren Township, Camden, Missouri, United States.
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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.
Historical Boundaries: 1820: Ray, Missouri, United States
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Scottish and English: patronymic from the Middle English, Norman French, and Older Scots personal name Robert + -son. This surname is especially common in Scotland, where Robert was a popular personal name and the name of three kings of Scotland, including Robert the Bruce (1274–1329).
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Robertsson: patronymic from the personal name Robert .
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Robertsen, a cognate of 1 above.
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