Brief Life History of Edward Morehead
When Edward Morehead Whitesides Jr was born on 11 January 1817, in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States, his father, Edward Morehead Whitesides Sr., was 31 and his mother, Rachel Walker, was 28. He married Sally Ann Gamble on 11 January 1842. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in North Carolina, United States in 1870 and Crowders, Gaston, North Carolina, United States in 1880. He died on 18 August 1897, in Gaston, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Crowders, Gaston, North Carolina, United States.
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- E Whitesides, "United States Census, 1850"
- Edward N Or M Whitesides, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Edward Morehead Whitesides, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1830 · Trail of Tears
In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Whiteside , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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