Brief Life History of Mathilda Roseann
Mathilda Roseann Compton was born in 1822, in Virginia, United States. She married George W. Gentry about 1842, in Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Carroll, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Hurricane Township, Carroll, Missouri, United States in 1860.
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- Matilda R Gentry in household of George W Gentry, "United States Census, 1850"
- Matilda Roseann Gentry in entry for Oske F Robertson, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Matilda R Robertson in household of Oscar F Robertson, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (8)
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America.
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.
1861 · The Battle of Manassas
The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of numerous places throughout England (but especially in the southwest) named Compton, from Old English cumb ‘short, straight valley’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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