Brief Life History of Rachel Calvert
When Rachel Calvert McMahan was born on 8 December 1821, in Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States, her father, Robert McMahan, was 27 and her mother, Hulda Hatcher, was 27. She married Colonel James W. Davis III about 1842, in Blount, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Blount, Tennessee, United States in 1850. She died on 20 July 1863, in Ellejoy, Blount, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Ellejoy Baptist Church Cemetery, Ellejoy, Blount, Tennessee, United States.
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- Rachel Davis in household of James Davis, "United States Census, 1850"
- Rachel Calvert McMahan Davis, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
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Irish: variant of McMahon .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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