Milton Hains Capps

Brief Life History of Milton Hains

When Milton Hains Capps was born on 18 February 1856, in Breckinridge, Harrison, Kentucky, United States, his father, Achilles Milton Capps, was 35 and his mother, Margaret Frances Dickerson, was 29. He married Temperance Brown on 19 December 1877, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States in 1880. He died on 9 December 1899, in Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Bath, Knott, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Milton Hains Capps
1856–1899
Francis Brown
1858–1901
Marriage: 14 June 1887
Edmond Capps
1881–1973
Robert Young Capps
1883–1923
Guy Capps
1886–1927
Samuel T. Capps
1888–1888
Annie Brown Capps
1894–1975

Sources (17)

  • Milton Capps in household of A M Capps, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Millan H Capps, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Milton Copps in entry for Maud Noffsinger, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1861

Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Capp with plural or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Americanized form of German Kapps .

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

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