When Hiram C. Ransom was born about 1836, in Oregon, United States, his father, Samuel Ransom III, was 38 and his mother, Nancy Ann Phillips, was 26. He married Clarissa Bird on 25 July 1861. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Montpelier, Muscatine, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Curry, Oregon, United States in 1910. He died on 17 September 1913, in Smith River, Del Norte, California, United States, at the age of 78.
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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.
Historical Boundaries: 1836: Muscatine, Wisconsin Territory, United States 1838: Muscatine, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Muscatine, Iowa, United States
Oregon became the 33rd state admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859.
English:
patronymic from the Middle English personal name Rand , a pet form of the personal name Randolf (see Randolph ), + -son.
perhaps a variant of Ramsden .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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