When Rebecca Abigail Lewis was born on 19 January 1820, in Lonedell, Franklin, Missouri, United States, her father, Daniel Lewis, was 30 and her mother, Abigail Brown, was 21. She married Jesse L Short on 31 March 1839, in Franklin, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 2, Collin, Texas, United States in 1870 and Justice Precinct 8, Collin, Texas, United States in 1880. She died on 18 May 1890, in Collin, Texas, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Blue Ridge, Collin, Texas, United States.
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A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
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.
Historic Boundaries: 1844: Franklin, Missouri, United States
English: from the Middle English, Old French personal name Lewis, Leweis, Lowis, from ancient Germanic (originally West Frankish) Hludwig (itself from hlōd- ‘fame, famous’ + wīg- ‘battle’). This was Latinized as Ludovicus and Chlodovisus, which were gallicized as Clovis or Clouis, French Louis. The name may also appear as Lawis, Laweys, Lawes, by unrounding of the vowel of Lowis on the analogy of the variation between Low and Law as pet forms of Middle English Lourence alias Laurence. This surname is also very common among African Americans. See Laws 2 and compare Lawrence .
Welsh: adopted for the Welsh personal name Llywelyn (see Llewellyn ).
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Lughaidh ‘son of Lughaidh’. This is one of the most common Old Irish personal names. It is derived from Lugh ‘brightness’, which was the name of a Celtic god.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesThe State of Texas County of Collin Know all men by these presents: That we Jesse Short and Rebecca A Short wife of said Jesse Short of the county and State aforesaid for and in consideration of O …
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