Brief Life History of Sarah Jane
When Sarah Jane Snellgrove was born on 3 March 1823, in Laurens, Georgia, United States, her father, Jesse Cephas Snellgrove I, was 31 and her mother, Elizabeth Jewel Howard, was 32. She married James Madison McCorkle Sr about 1839, in Fort Gaines, Clay, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Clay, Georgia, United States for about 10 years. She died on 23 December 1885, in Fort Gaines, Early, Georgia, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Clay, Georgia, United States.
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- Sarah Mc Corkle in household of James Mc Corkle, "United States Census, 1860"
- Sarah Snellgroff, "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957"
- Sallie Jane Snellpron in entry for James W. L. Mccorcle, "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927"
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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.
1832 · Worcester v. Georgia
In 1830, U.S. President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act which required all Native Americans to relocate to areas west of the Mississippi River. That same year, Governor Gilmer of Georgia signed an act which claimed for Georgia all Cherokee territories within the boundaries of Georgia. The Cherokees protested the act and the case made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The case, Worcester v. Georgia, ruled in 1832 that the United States, not Georgia, had rights over the Cherokee territories and Georgia laws regarding the Cherokee Nation were voided. President Jackson didn’t enforce the ruling and the Cherokees did not cede their land and Georgia held a land lottery anyway for white settlers.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Snelgrove .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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