Brief Life History of William Cook
When William Cook Dejournette was born about 1808, in Surry, North Carolina, United States, his father, Daniel Dejarnette, was 24 and his mother, Keziah Cook, was 30. He married Huldah Roberts on 14 May 1839, in Surry, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States in 1860 and Trap Hill Township, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States in 1870. He was buried in Alleghany, North Carolina, United States.
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Sources (7)
- Wm C Dejournet, "United States Census, 1870"
- W. M. Dejournette in entry for Ida L. Murry, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"
- Wm C Dejournette, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1830 · Trail of Tears
In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
American French: altered form of Dejarnette . Compare Dejournett .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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