Brief Life History of Elizabeth Greaves T.
When Elizabeth Greaves T. Henderson was born on 5 November 1821, in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States, her father, Elam Henderson, was 27 and her mother, Violet L. Henderson, was 23. She married George Washington Smith in May 1851. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in District 14, Grainger, Tennessee, United States in 1870. She died on 14 November 1901, in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States.
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- E G T Smith in household of G W Smith, "United States Census, 1880"
- Elizabeth Henderson, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Elizabeth Henderson in entry for Robert H. Smith, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
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World Events (8)
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.
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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: usually from Middle English and Older Scots Hener(i)son ‘Henry's son’, occasionally from Middle English Hendeson ‘son of Hen’, a pet form of Henry , both with an intrusive -d-. Compare Hendrie . In Scotland Henderson was sometimes substituted for McKendrick .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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