Brief Life History of James Harvey
When James Harvey Pesterfield was born in November 1824, in Tennessee, United States, his father, David Pesterfield, was 22 and his mother, Esther Smith, was 22. He married Martha Jane Elkin on 6 June 1848, in Monroe, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Jasper Township, Crawford, Arkansas, United States in 1880 and Crawford, Arkansas, United States in 1880. He died on 6 May 1899, in Arkansas, United States, at the age of 74.
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- J H Pesterfield, "United States Census, 1880"
- James H Pesterfield, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
- Pesterfield in entry for Fannie Bella Flanagan, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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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.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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Norman, English: see Baskerville .
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