Brief Life History of Louisa
Louisa Unsell was born on 10 March 1815, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States. She married Michael Severs about 1834, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She died after 1880.
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Sources (3)
- Louisa Severs in household of Samuel M Wilkins, "United States Census, 1850"
- Louisa Severs in entry for James F Underwood and Lucinda Severs, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- <Unknown> in entry for Nancy Eliza Beth Jones, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
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World Events (8)
1818 · Jackson Purchase
The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
Altered form of German Unseld, from Middle High German unsaelde ‘misfortune’, a nickname for a sad, unlucky person.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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