Brief Life History of Susan Gunn
When Susan Gunn Bobbitt was born on 16 July 1822, in Lenoir, North Carolina, United States, her father, Miles Bobbitt, was 30 and her mother, Susannah Gunn, was 28. She married John Marshall Wilson on 1 April 1839, in Warren, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years. She died on 25 March 1886, in Johnston, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Wilsons Mills, Johnston, North Carolina, United States.
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- Susan Wilson in household of John M Wilson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Susan G Bobbitt, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Susan Gunn Bobbitt Wilson, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1830 · Trail of Tears
In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (Suffolk and Somerset): perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Bobbet, which could be a diminutive of Bobbe (see Bubb ) or a rhyming form of the Middle English personal name Robet, a diminutive of Robert . However, Bob is not attested as a pet form of Robert before the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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