Brief Life History of Zemely Josephine
When Zemely Josephine Corkern was born on 20 April 1833, in Greensburg, St. Helena, Louisiana, United States, her father, Stephen Rice Corkern, was 29 and her mother, Rose Ann Foster, was 21. She married Rev. Thomas Washington Castle on 28 October 1856. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Choctaw, Mississippi, United States in 1870 and Beat 1, Webster, Mississippi, United States in 1880. She died on 23 August 1881, in Eupora, Webster, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Eupora, Webster, Mississippi, United States.
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Sources (7)
- Zemsly J Castle in household of Thos W Castle, "United States Census, 1870"
- Zemely Josephine Castle, "Find A Grave Index"
- Josephine Corkern in entry for William Stephen Castle, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1861
Mississippi became the second state to leave the Union at the start of the Civil War in 1861.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Murphy.
Altered form of Irish Corcoran .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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