Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Lawhon was born on 12 June 1825, in Carthage, Leake, Mississippi, United States, her father, Dr. John Creed Lawhon M.D., was 18 and her mother, Rebecca Elizabeth Arnett, was 16. She married William Carroll Weatherred on 14 February 1843, in Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 1, San Saba, Texas, United States in 1860 and Justice Precinct 2, Hill, Texas, United States for about 20 years. She died on 2 March 1905, in Covington, Hill, Texas, United States, at the age of 79.
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Sources (8)
- Mary Weathered, "United States Census, 1880"
- Mary Ann Lawhon Weatherred, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mary Lawhorn in entry for Henry C Weatherrad, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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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.
1844 · German Immigration to Texas
Over 7,000 German immigrants arrived in Texas. Some of these new arrivals died in epidemics; those that survived ended up living in cities such as San Antonio, Galveston, and Houston. Other German settlers went to the Texas Hill Country and formed the western portion of the German Belt, where new towns were founded: New Braunfels and Fredericksburg.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Irish (northern): variant of Lawhorn .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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