Brief Life History of Morrison
When Morrison Crisp was born in 1812, in Burke, North Carolina, United States, his father, Micajah Michahak Crisp, was 28 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Sumpter, was 20. He had at least 1 daughter with Mary Laney. He lived in Caldwell, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years.
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- Morrison Crisp, "United States Census, 1850"
- Morrison Crisp, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1830 · Trail of Tears
In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a man with curly hair, from Middle English crisp, crips, scrip, Old English crisp, cryps (from Latin crispus), reinforced in Middle English by an Old French word also from Latin crispus. In some cases this is possibly a nickname from the personal name Crispin .
Americanized form of German Krisp: nickname from Middle High German krisp, krispel ‘curly-haired man’.
Americanized form of German Krisp: from a short form of the medieval personal name Krispin (see Crispin ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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