Brief Life History of Sarah Jane
When Sarah Jane Stephens was born on 14 August 1822, in Columbus, North Carolina, United States, her father, John Henry Stephens Jr, was 39 and her mother, Sarah Jane Tillman, was 34. She married John Henry Waters on 8 September 1836, in Pike, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Election Precinct 7 Dixons, Pike, Alabama, United States in 1880. She died on 6 January 1894, in Pike, Alabama, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Beulah Cemetery, Troy, Pike, Alabama, United States.
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- Sarah J Walters in household of John H Walters, "United States Census, 1880"
- Sarah Jane Stephens, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- Sarah "Sallie" Jane Stephens Walters, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
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 Stevens .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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