Prairie Rencher

Brief Life History of Prairie

When Prairie Rencher was born in 1825, in Wake, North Carolina, United States, her father, John Nelson Rencher, was 36 and her mother, Elizabeth Barbee, was 35. She married Thomas Nelson Bishop on 3 June 1843, in Greens Station, Jefferson, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She lived in Greene, Alabama, United States in 1850 and Sumter, Alabama, United States in 1860. She died after 1860, in Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Nelson Bishop
1812–
Prairie Rencher
1825–1860
Marriage: 3 June 1843
Virginia A. Bishop
1845–
Mary J. Bishop
1846–
Narcissa E Bishop
1848–
Thomas B. Bishop
1849–
Arabella “Belle” Hinton Bishop
1857–1929
C F Bishop
1859–

Sources (6)

  • P Bishup, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Prairie Rencher, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Prairie Rencher -

World Events (2)

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.

1832

Historical Boundaries: 1832: Sumter, Alabama, United States

Name Meaning

English:

variant of Renshaw .

perhaps also a nickname from Middle English wrench ‘trick, wile, deceit’ + the derivational suffix -er, with the sense ‘trickster’; compare Rench .

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

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