Brief Life History of Malissa Ann
When Malissa Ann Crockett was born on 25 May 1824, in Gibson, Tennessee, United States, her father, David Crockett, was 44 and her mother, Margaret Elder, was 39. She married William Pyland on 21 March 1853, in Gibson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 7, Dallas, Texas, United States in 1880. She died on 14 June 1881, in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States, at the age of 57.
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- Malisia Pyland, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Malissa Ann Crockett - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Malissa Crockett
- Malisa Crockett, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
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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.
1841
Historical Boundaries 1841: Nacogodoches, Republic of Texas 1846: Dallas, Texas, United States
Name Meaning
English (Staffordshire) and Scottish (of Norman origin): nickname for someone who affected a particular hairstyle, from Anglo-Norman French croket ‘ornamental curl or roll of hair’ (Old Norman French croquet, a diminutive of croque ‘curl, hook’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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