Elizabeth Hartman

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Elizabeth Hartman was born in 1800, in Harrison, West Virginia, United States.

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    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

    Age 0

    While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

    1803

    Age 3

    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

    1863

    Age 63

    "West Virginia was given statehood status with the ""agreement"" the citizens would phase out slavery. On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln approved the Statehood Bill for West Virginia. West Virginia was proclaimed a state on April 20, 1863, with the bill becoming effective 60 days later, June 20, 1863. When West Virginia first entered statehood in 1863, there were only 46 counties. That same year, four other counties voted themselves into West Virginia. Today, there are 55 counties in the Mountain State. The oldest county in the state is Hamsphire County formed in 1754 as part of Virginia. The youngest county is Mingo formed in 1895. The smallest county is Hancock located in the northern panhandle of the state with Randolph being the largest. When the Legislature convened for its first session, there were only 47 members of the House of Delegates and 18 members of the State Senate. Through the years, the number has increased to 100 members of the House of Delegates and 34 members of the State Senate."

    Name Meaning

    Dutch, Czech, Polish, Slovenian, Croatian, and Hungarian: from the ancient Germanic personal name Hartman (see Hartmann 2).

    Americanized form of German Hartmann .

    Jewish (Ashkenazic): elaborated form of Hart .

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

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