When Samuel Tennison was born in 1817, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Willis Tennison, was 23 and his mother, Lydia Margaret Spear, was 23. He married Martha Bright on 18 March 1845, in Green, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Taylor, Kentucky, United States for about 20 years.
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The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.
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.
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
English (Yorkshire): variant of Tennyson .
Variant of Tenneson , a surname of Norwegian, North German or Dutch origin. Compare Tennyson .
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