Elizabeth Cabbage

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Cabbage was born in 1822, in Tennessee, United States, her father, Jacob Cabbage, was 29 and her mother, Frances Ann Bolton, was 24. She married Joab Capps on 24 July 1839, in Grainger, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Grainger, Tennessee, United States in 1850. She died before 1860.

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Family Time Line

Joab Capps
1814–
Elizabeth Cabbage
1822–1860
Jacob Capps
1840–
Emily A Capps
1842–1925
John Alvis Capps
1844–1910
Daniel B Capps
1850–1942
Louisa Frances Capps
1852–1928

Sources (10)

  • Elizabeth Capps in household of Josh Capps, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Elizt Cabbage, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Ann Cabbage in entry for D.B. Capps, "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955"

World Events (3)

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 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

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

English (of Norman origin): from Old French caboche ‘head’, attested in Middle English as a name for the bullhead, a small freshwater fish with a large head (Aspidophorus cataphractes). This surname is now extinct in Britain.

English: variant of Cubbage . This variant is now extinct in Britain.

In some cases possibly an Americanized form (translation into English) of German Kohl or perhaps of some other surname meaning ‘cabbage (head)’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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