Brief Life History of Catharine
When Catharine Akers was born on 12 November 1823, in Indiana, United States, her father, Bedy Akers, was 24 and her mother, Lydia Ann Collings, was 20. She married William Wylie Dumm on 31 March 1842, in Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 3 March 1865, at the age of 41, and was buried in Decatur City, Decatur, Iowa, United States.
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- Catharin Dunn in household of Lydia Akers, "United States Census, 1850"
- Dumm, "Find A Grave Index"
- Catherine Baker in entry for Wylee Dumm, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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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.
1825 · State Capital Moves to Indianapolis
The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.
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.
Name Meaning
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Ackers .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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