Evelyn Elizabeth Teter

Brief Life History of Evelyn Elizabeth

When Evelyn Elizabeth Teter was born about 1820, in Pendleton, Virginia, United States, her father, Jonathan Teter, was 36 and her mother, Elizabeth Huffman, was 35. She married Rueben Dice on 20 September 1838, in Pendleton, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Ashby District, Rockingham, Virginia, United States in 1880. She died in 1900, at the age of 81.

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Family Time Line

Rueben Dice
1790–1860
Evelyn Elizabeth Teter
1820–1900
Marriage: 20 September 1838
Franklin Henry Dice
1839–1927
Sarah Catharine Dice
1841–1906

Sources (10)

  • E. E. Dice, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Eveline E Dice in entry for Reuben Dice, "United States War of 1812 Index to Pension Application Files, 1812-1910"
  • Evaline Dice, "United States Census, 1850"

World Events (8)

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""

“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 

1844 · Lumpkin's Jail

In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Dieter or Deter . Compare Teters and Tetter .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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