Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Pevehouse was born on 18 August 1856, in Dresden, Navarro, Texas, United States, her father, John Pevehouse, was 42 and her mother, Keziah Petty, was 28. She married William Henry Tenery on 2 May 1872, in Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 9 daughters. She lived in Navarro, Texas, United States in 1860. She died on 6 July 1938, in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Kemp Cemetery, Kemp, Kaufman, Texas, United States.
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- Elizabeth Pevehouse, "United States Census, 1860"
- E Tenery, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
- Elizabeth Loveless, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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1861 · Texas Secedes from the United States
On February 1, 1861, Texas seceded from the United States. On March 2, 1861, they had joined with the Confederate States of America.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway
Grenville M. Dodge oversaw the construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. Work began at Hodge Junction, and eventually extended to the New Mexico border by 1888. Service began on April 1, 1888, with trains travelling between Fort Worth and Denver.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Biebighausen: habitational name from Biebighausen in Hesse, Germany. The surname Biebighausen is apparently not found in Germany. Compare Peavyhouse and Peevyhouse .
History: The progenitor of the Pevehouses was Johannes Georg Biebighausen, born in the village of Elsoff in Rhineland-Palatinate, who arrived in PA in 1738. The nearby Biebighausen, now part of the town of Hatzfeld, lies just across the border in Hesse.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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