When Catharine Whitlock was born on 24 February 1833, in North Carolina, United States, her father, Charles Matthew Whitlock, was 24 and her mother, Celia Roberts, was 21. She married William Martin Banner on 2 August 1855, in Surry, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Surry, North Carolina, United States in 1900 and Mount Airy Township, Surry, North Carolina, United States in 1910. She died on 14 March 1923, in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, United States.
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Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.
On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.
English:
nickname for someone with white or fair hair, from Middle English whit ‘white’ + lock ‘lock (of hair)’ (Old English loc). Compare Sherlock .
from the Middle English personal name Whitlak (Old English Wihtlāc, from wiht ‘creature’ + lāc ‘sport, game’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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