Brief Life History of Walter Biggs
When Walter Biggs Hassell was born on 14 October 1853, in Williamston, Martin, North Carolina, United States, his father, Elder Cushing Biggs Hassell, was 44 and his mother, Martha Maria Worchester, was 38. He married Frances Margaret "Fannie" Nichols on 17 September 1873, in Caledonia, Halifax, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in North Carolina, United States in 1870 and Williamston Township, Martin, North Carolina, United States in 1900. He died on 20 September 1930, in Williamston, Martin, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Williamston, Martin, North Carolina, United States.
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- Walter Hassell in household of C*Sheore B Hassell, "United States Census, 1870"
- Walter Hassell, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Walter Hassell Sr, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island
On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English:
habitational name from Hassall (Cheshire), from Old English hætse ‘witch’ (a shortened form of hægtesse) + halh ‘nook, corner of land’.
variant of Askell, with metathesis of /sk/ to /ks/ and the addition of prosthetic H-; see Haskell and Axtell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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