Brief Life History of Samuel Turrentine
When Samuel Turrentine Devenport was born on 29 December 1811, in Tennessee, United States, his father, John William Devenport, was 32 and his mother, Mary McMullan, was 29. He married Mary Majors about 1836, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 14 July 1863, at the age of 51, and was buried in Old Bethlehem Cemetery, Water Valley, Graves, Kentucky, United States.
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- S T Davenport, "United States Census, 1860"
- S T Devenport in 1855 Graves Co, Kentucky Births
- Samuel Turrentine Devenport, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English and Irish (Lancashire): variant of Davenport . The spelling Devonport is found in Ireland and it may have been this form which gave rise to Devenport.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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