Brief Life History of Eliza
Eliza Byrd was born about 1816, in Roane, Tennessee, United States as the daughter of Jesse Byrd and Sarah Renfro. She married James E Bohannon on 25 November 1841, in Roane, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Rhea, Tennessee, United States in 1860. She died in 1867, at the age of 52.
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- Eliza H Bohannan in household of James E Bohannan, "United States Census, 1850"
- Eliza Byrd, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Eliza Bird in entry for Joseph Bird Bohannon, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
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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.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
English and Irish: variant of Bird .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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