Brief Life History of Annebelle
When Annebelle Fitzhugh was born on 7 January 1886, in Texas, United States, her father, Asbury B. Fitzhugh, was 32 and her mother, Anna Dudley Few Bumpass, was 32. She married John Homer Gray. She lived in Clear Creek Township, Hot Spring, Arkansas, United States in 1900. She died on 27 October 1968, at the age of 82, and was buried in Donaldson, Hot Spring, Arkansas, United States.
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- Annie B Fitzhue in household of Asbery Fitzhue, "United States Census, 1900"
- Annebelle Fitzhugh Gray, "Find A Grave Index"
- Bell Fitzhugh in household of Asbury B Fitzhugh, "United States Census, 1910"
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1888 · Bauxite Mining Began
Bauxite a rock with relatively high aluminum content, is the main source of aluminum for the world. When it was discovered in Arkansas it changed the state. The city of Bauxite, Arkansas was the site of the discovery.
1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.
1914 · Steamboat Service Established with New York
Satilla was the first Deepwater Steamship to arrive at the port of Houston. This accomplishment successfully established a steamboat service between Houston and New York City.
Name Meaning
English (Northamptonshire): from Anglo-Norman French fi(t)z ‘son’ (see Fitz ) + the personal name Hugh (see Hugh ), ‘son of Hugh’.
History: William Fitzhugh (1651–1701), from Bedford, England, emigrated to VA c. 1670 and established himself on the Potomac River in what was then Stafford County, VA, as a planter and exporter. He also practiced law, was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, and served in 1687 as lieutenant colonel of the county militia.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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