Brief Life History of William B
When William B Thacker was born in 1823, in Tennessee, United States, his father, William Thacker, was 29 and his mother, Charity Glisson, was 24. He married Emaline Sharp on 19 November 1846, in Morgan, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Illinois, United States in 1870. He died in 1880, in Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in United States.
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- B W Thacker, "United States Census, 1860"
- William B. Thacker, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- William B. Thacker, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
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.
1839 · From Swamp to Beautiful Place
By 1829 Venus, Illinois had grown sufficiently and in 1832 was one of the contenders for the new county seat. However, the honor was awarded to a nearby city, Carthage. In 1834 the name Venus was changed to Commerce because the settlers felt that the new name better suited their plans. But during late 1839, arriving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the small town of Commerce and in April 1840 it was renamed Nauvoo by Joseph Smith Jr., who led the Latter-Day Saints to Nauvoo to escape persecution in Missouri. The name Nauvoo is derived from the traditional Hebrew language. It is notable that by 1844 Nauvoo's population had swollen to around 12,000 residents, rivaling the size of Chicago at the time. After the Latter-Day Saints left the population settled down toward 2,000 people.
Name Meaning
English (northern): occupational name for a thatcher, from an agent derivative of northern Middle English thack ‘thatch’ (Old Norse thak). Compare Thatcher .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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