Brief Life History of Alfred
When Alfred Guin was born in January 1827, in Pee Dee, Anson, North Carolina, United States, his father, Asa Gewin Jr., was 41 and his mother, Mary Celeste Holly, was 32. He married Minerva Freshour about 1846, in Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 6, Rusk, Texas, United States in 1910 and Justice Precinct 5, Cherokee, Texas, United States in 1920. He died on 25 July 1923, in Alto, Cherokee, Texas, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Alto, Cherokee, Texas, United States.
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- Alfin Guin in household of Ananda Henderson, "United States Census, 1920"
- Alfred Guin, "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000"
- Alfred Guinn in entry for Mary Henderson, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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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.
1849
Historical Boundaries: 1849: Cherokee, Texas, United States
1853 · First State Fair
The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.
Name Meaning
English: altered form of Gwin .
French: from the ancient Germanic personal name Wino, a short form of various compound names formed with the element win ‘friend’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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