Elizabeth Ann Tharp

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Ann

When Elizabeth Ann Tharp was born in 1824, in Hardy, Virginia, United States, her father, John Tharp, was 25 and her mother, Margaret Burch, was 19. She married Covington Burch on 12 March 1839, in Hardy, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 15 December 1860, in Willow Branch Township, Piatt, Illinois, United States, at the age of 36, and was buried in Cisco, Piatt, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Covington Burch
1811–1875
Elizabeth Ann Tharp
1824–1860
Marriage: 12 March 1839
John William Burch
1841–1915
Edward Mason Burch
1848–1880
Mary Ann Burch
1853–1907
Thomas Green Burch
1856–1940
Francis Luther Burch
1858–1906

Sources (9)

  • Elizabeth A Burch in household of Coffington Burch, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Elizabeth A Burch, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Thorpe in entry for Thomas Green Burch, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"

World Events (8)

1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""

“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 

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.

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

English: variant of Thorpe .

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

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