Brief Life History of Sinthia
When Sinthia Byrn was born on 4 February 1813, in Tennessee, United States, her father, James Byrn, was 37 and her mother, Rebecca Word, was 28. She married James Wilson on 5 December 1830, in Wilson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Obion, Obion, Tennessee, United States in 1850 and Walnut Grove, Gibson, Tennessee, United States in 1880. She died on 29 November 1891, in Gibson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Gibson, Tennessee, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Cynthia Wilson in household of Henry P Gray, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Cynthia Byrs - Individual or family possessions: birth: 4 February 1813; Wilson, Tennessee, United States
- Syntha Byrn, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
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.
Name Meaning
Scottish: alternatively, a variant of Burn .
Irish and Scottish (Midlothian): variant of Byrne .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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