Brief Life History of Samantha Jane
When Samantha Jane Pearl was born on 5 March 1835, in Laurel, Kentucky, United States, her father, John Aikman Pearl, was 31 and her mother, Charlotte Parker Pearl, was 17. She married John Jack Chesnut on 15 February 1854, in Clay, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Burnet, Burnet, Texas, United States in 1870. She died on 21 June 1921, in Burnet, Texas, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Burnet, Texas, United States.
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- Samantha Chestnut, "United States Census, 1870"
- Samantha Revel, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Samantha Jane Pearl Chesnut, "Find A Grave Index"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
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.
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
1858
Historical Boundaries: 1852: Travis, Texas, United States 1852: Burnet, Texas, United States
Name Meaning
English: nickname, apparently from Middle English perle, perel ‘pearl’ (Old French perle, medieval Latin perla, perula).
English: possibly a variant of Prill with metathesis of -r-.
Americanized form (translation into English) of Jewish Perel .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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