Brief Life History of Caroline Matilda
When Caroline Matilda Watson was born on 15 June 1825, in Virginia, United States, her father, Powhatan P. Watson, was 27 and her mother, Sarah F. Robinson, was 27. She married Elias Arillas Maritillas Demakus Emifore Jacks Anders on 24 March 1844, in Chariton, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Union Township, Ripley, Missouri, United States in 1880 and Gatewood Township, Ripley, Missouri, United States in 1900. She died on 8 May 1906, in Coal, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Wilson Cemetery, Coal, Oklahoma, United States.
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- Caroline Andrews, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mrs Caroline Matilda Watson Anders, "Find A Grave Index"
- Caroline Anders in entry for A R Anders and Jane E Gaston, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
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World Events (8)
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.
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
1847 · Hollywood Cemetery Established
Hollywood Cemetery was established in 1847 in Richmond Virginia. This is where Presidents James Monroe and John Tyler are buried. During the Civil War it became the largest military interments and a large section dedicated to military burials. Jefferson Davis a well known Confederate is also buried here. Many other notable people are also buried here.
Name Meaning
Scottish, English, and Irish: patronymic meaning ‘son of Wat’, a pet form of Walter that was particularly common in Scotland and northern England. See Watt .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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