Colson Heath

Brief Life History of Colson

When Colson Heath was born in 1798, in Talbot, Georgia, United States, his father, Colson Heath, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth Morris, was 26. He married Jane Castleberry on 17 December 1829, in Putnam, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Beat 5, Marion, Mississippi, United States in 1860 and Justice Precinct 7, Hamilton, Texas, United States in 1880.

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Family Time Line

Colson Heath
1798–
Jane Castleberry
1808–1865
Marriage: 17 December 1829
Thomas Jefferson Heath
1834–1910
Jeremiah Heath
1836–1893
Colson Heath
1841–
Rhoda A Heath
1844–1887
Cicero Heath
1847–1928
Silas S. Heath
1850–1919

Sources (8)

  • C Heath, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Colson Heath, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • Arkansas Connections

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Talbot, Georgia, United States

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: topographic name for someone who lived ‘(on the) heath’ (Middle English he(a)th, Old English hǣth) or else a habitational name from any of numerous places called with this word. The same word also denoted heather, the characteristic plant of heathland areas. This surname has also been established in Dublin, Ireland, since the late 16th century.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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