Brief Life History of Delitha
When Delitha Wyatt was born in November 1832, in Estill, Kentucky, United States, her father, James Wyatt, was 49 and her mother, Helena Newton, was 37. She married Ambrose Durbin on 22 June 1865, in Irvine, Estill, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Magisterial District 5, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States in 1880 and Magisterial District 2 St. Helens, Lee, Kentucky, United States in 1900. She died in 1910, in Kentucky, United States, at the age of 78.
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- Delitha Derbin in household of Ambrose Derbin, "United States Census, 1870"
- Dititha Alcott, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Talitha Durbin in household of Am Durbin, "United States Census, 1900"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
1861
Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.
Name Meaning
English:
from the Middle English personal names Wiot or Wiet. These are often pet forms of Wy, from ancient Germanic Wido (see Guy , compare Wyand 1). Wy is the usual Norman French form of the name; the Parisian French form is Guy. Wiot was also used as a diminutive of William . As a surname Wyot(t) became Wyatt during the 16th century.
in Suffolk, this is sometimes a variant of Wyard, from the Middle English personal name Wiard, which is generally from Old English Wīgheard, which is composed of the elements wīg ‘battle’ + heard ‘bold, brave’. Occasionally it may be from Old French Wiard, ancient Germanic Withard (see Viard ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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