Brief Life History of Matilda Jane
When Matilda Jane Skipper was born in 1829, in Hickman, Tennessee, United States, her father, John Skipper, was 23 and her mother, Mahala Bridges, was 20. She married Alson Shelby about 1855, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Maury, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years. She died on 4 March 1911, in Hickman, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Sheboss Cemetery, Williamsport, Maury, Tennessee, United States.
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Sources (13)
- M J Shelby, "United States Census, 1870"
- Matilda J. Skipper Shelby, "Find A Grave Index"
- Matilda Staffer in entry for Fannie E. Coleman, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
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World Events (8)
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.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.
Name Meaning
English (Norfolk):
occupational name from Middle English skepper, skipper ‘basket maker’, an agent derivative of Middle English skipp(e), skepp(e) ‘basket, hamper’ (Old Norse skeppa).
more rarely, an occupational name from Middle English skypper ‘skipper, master of a ship’ (Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schipper).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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