Brief Life History of Francis Tennessee
When Francis Tennessee Hedgpeth was born on 10 September 1860, in Coryell, Texas, United States, her father, Jeremiah Walker Hedgpeth, was 46 and her mother, Jane Beavers, was 42. She married Nicholas Battle McCurry on 25 July 1878, in Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Justice Precinct 2, Taylor, Texas, United States in 1880 and Justice Precinct 1, Coryell, Texas, United States in 1900. She died on 16 November 1939, in Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, United States.
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Sources (21)
- F. T. McCarrey in household of N. B. McCarrey, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Fannie Tennessee Hedgpeth - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Fannie Tennessee Hedgpeth
- Fanny Hedgepeth, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
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1861 · Texas Secedes from the United States
On February 1, 1861, Texas seceded from the United States. On March 2, 1861, they had joined with the Confederate States of America.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway
Grenville M. Dodge oversaw the construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. Work began at Hodge Junction, and eventually extended to the New Mexico border by 1888. Service began on April 1, 1888, with trains travelling between Fort Worth and Denver.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Hudspeth . Compare Hedgepeth .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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