Brief Life History of Theophilus
When Theophilus Crenshaw was born on 16 March 1815, in Jefferson, Illinois, United States, his father, Daniel Crenshaw, was 37 and his mother, Seletha Cook, was 35. He married Mary Martha Martin on 28 January 1841, in Jefferson, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1870 and Lima, Adams, Illinois, United States in 1880. He died on 26 May 1891, in Hancock, Illinois, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Hancock, Illinois, United States.
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- Theopelus Crenshaw, "United States Census, 1880"
- Theophilus Crenshaw, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
- Theophilus Crenshaw, "Find A Grave Index"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1819
Historical Boundaries: 1819: Jefferson, Illinois, United States
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): variant of Cranshaw . This form is rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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