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 'Betsy' Barbee, was 36. 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 4 daughters. She lived in Greene, Alabama, United States in 1850. She died after 1860, in Alabama, United States, at the age of 8174.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Preria Bishop in household of Thomas N Bishop, "United States Census, 1850"
- Prairie Rencher, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- United States Census, 1860; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBV-98YB?cc=1473181&wc=7QJZ-GP5%3A1589422203%2C1589422234%2C1589422235
Spouse and Children
1812– Male
1825–1860 Female
Children (5)
1845– Female
1846– Female
1848– Female
1849– Male
1857–1929 Female
Parents and Siblings
1789–1850 Male
1790–1860 Female
Siblings (9)
1812–1904 Female
1814–1879 Male
1821– Female
1822–1870 Female
1825–1860 Female
+4 More Children
World Events (5)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 0
1830 · Trail of Tears
Age 5
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 11
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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