Brief Life History of William Lafayette
When William Lafayette Carlan was born in 1838, in Banks, Georgia, United States, his father, John Bartly Carlan, was 23 and his mother, Susan Elizabeth Andrews, was 23. He married Martha Ann "Mattie" Rice on 17 October 1856, in Franklin, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 23 February 1863, in Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States, at the age of 25, and was buried in Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States.
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- William L Carlin, "United States Census, 1860"
- William I. Carland, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- William Lafayette Carlan, "Find A Grave Index"
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1838 · Orders No. 25 Removes Cherokees
A small group of Cherokees from Georgia voluntarily migrated to the Indian Territory. The remaining Cherokees in Georgia resisted the mounting pressure to leave. In 1838, U.S. President Martin Van Buren ordered U.S. troops to remove the Cherokee Nation. The troops gathered the Cherokees and marched them and other Native Americans from North Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama along what is now known as “The Trail of Tears.” Approximately 5,000 Cherokees died on their way to Indian Territory.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
about 1859
Historical Boundaries 1859: Banks, Georgia, United States
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cairealláin (see Carolan 2).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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