Brief Life History of Jennie Davis
When Jennie Davis Shuttlesworth was born on 13 June 1861, in Bibb, Alabama, United States, her father, John Wesley Shuttlesworth, was 40 and her mother, Narcissa Parker, was 29. She married Isaiah S. Ragland on 16 October 1884, in Bibb, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Election Precinct 12 Eoline, Bibb, Alabama, United States in 1910 and Eoline, Bibb, Alabama, United States in 1920. She died on 12 June 1928, in Bibb, Alabama, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Eoline, Bibb, Alabama, United States.
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- Jeanie Ragland in household of Isiah Ragland, "United States Census, 1920"
- Legacy NFS Source: Jennie D. Shuttlesworth - Government record: Death record or certificate: birth-name: Jenny Shuttlesworth
- Jennie Shuttlesworth, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Shuttleworth .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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