Brief Life History of Silas
When Silas Hart was born in 1793, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Josiah Houston Hart Sr, was 25 and his mother, Ann Rawlings, was 22. He married Margaret Walters about 1818, in Hardin, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Fannin, Texas, United States in 1850. He died about 1860, at the age of 68.
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- Silas Hart, "United States Census, 1860"
- Silas Hart, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
- Silas Hart, "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
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1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1796 · Wilderness Road Opens to Wagons
In 1796, the Wilderness Road opened up for wagon use. The route was used by colonial and early settlers to reach Kentucky from the East. It started in Virginia, and went southward to Tennessee and then went north to Kentucky. The main danger of this route was Native American attacks.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English and North German: nickname from Middle English hert (Old English heorot), Middle Low German hërte, harte ‘hart, stag’, perhaps for a quick-footed or timorous individual.
German: variant of Hardt 1 and 2. It is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).
Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name or nickname from German and Yiddish hart ‘hard’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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