Brief Life History of Julia Ann
When Julia Ann Jolly was born in 1822, in Tennessee, United States, her father, Stephen Jolly, was 52 and her mother, Mary Hall, was 41. She married William Butner in 1842, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Coffee, Tennessee, United States for about 20 years.
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- Ann Butner in household of William Butner, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Julia Ann Jolley - Government record: birth-name: Julia Ann Jolley
- Jolly in entry for R. V. Butner, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
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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.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and French: nickname for someone of a cheerful or attractive disposition, from Middle English, Old French jolif, joli ‘cheerful, lively, pretty’. In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the most common French variant Joly .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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