Brief Life History of George
When George Lotts Sr was born about 1808, in Augusta, Virginia, United States, his father, John Lotts, was 40 and his mother, Eve Almarode, was 28. He had at least 4 sons and 5 daughters with Elizabeth 'Betsy' McCutchen.
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- George Lorts, "United States Census, 1860"
- George Sotts, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
- George Lotts in entry for Annanias Thornton, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic or metronymic from Lott 1.
Possibly an altered form of German Lotz .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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