William Cook Dejournette

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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Family Time Line

William Cook Dejournette
1808–
Huldah Roberts
1817–1872
Marriage: 14 May 1839
Alice Camella Dejournette
1840–1840
Baird DeJournette
1859–
Caldwell Ford DeJournette
1844–
John Richard DeJournette
1848–1908
Ida L DeJournette
1850–1930
Noevia Clara DeJournette
1857–1921

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"

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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