Charles Holtzclaw

Brief Life History of Charles

When Charles Holtzclaw was born in 1805, in Fauquier, Virginia, United States, his father, John Holtzclaw, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth R. Tancill, was 24.

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John Holtzclaw
1779–1821
Elizabeth R. Tancill
1781–1828
Charles Holtzclaw
1805–
Mary Holtzclaw
1814–
Obed Holtzclaw
1814–
Jane Holtzclaw
1806–1837

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    World Events (3)

    1808

    Atlantic slave trade abolished.

    1812

    War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

    1812 · Monumental Church Built

    The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form of German Holzklau, which translates into modern German as ‘wood thief’, but is probably a nickname for someone who gathered wood, from Middle High German holz ‘wood’ + a derivative of klūben ‘to pick up, gather, steal’.

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

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