When Martha Rickard was born about 1839, in Beaver Dam Township, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States, her father, Durant H Richards, was 49 and her mother, Alcy, was 41. She married Kelley Bryant about 1857, in Davidson, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Jones, North Carolina, United States in 1850 and Conrad Hill Township, Davidson, North Carolina, United States for about 30 years. She died in 1922, in Davidson, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 84.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.
On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.
German and English (of Norman origin): variant of Richard .
Americanized form of German Reichardt or Reichard or Richard .
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