Amanda Melvina Hornbuckle

Brief Life History of Amanda Melvina

When Amanda Melvina Hornbuckle was born on 28 June 1810, in Greenville, South Carolina, United States, her father, John Solomon Hornbuckle, was 33 and her mother, Lydia Gunn, was 36. She married John Earle Watson on 25 September 1834, in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States in 1850 and Butler Township, Greenville, South Carolina, United States in 1870. She died on 25 March 1888, in Greenville, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Earle Watson
1806–1872
Amanda Melvina Hornbuckle
1810–1888
Marriage: 25 September 1834
Susan Emily Watson
1835–1911
James Franklin Watson
1837–1925
Andrew Jackson Watson
1839–1862
Lydia A Watson
1842–1926
John Henry Watson
1844–1894
William Harrison Watson
1845–1928

Sources (7)

  • Amanda Watson in household of John Watson, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Amanda Malvina Hornbuckle Watson, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Amanda Hambucher in entry for James Franklin Watson, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1822 · Slave Rebellion

"On June 16, 1822, Denmark Vesey a free and self-educated African American leads a slave rebellion called ""the rising."" The interesting thing about this rebellion is that it does not really happen. The only thing the judges have to go on is the testimony of people that witness it."

1832 · The Black Hawk War

Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

Name Meaning

Scottish and English (Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire): variant of Arbuckle . The placename Arbuckle (Lanarkshire) appears as Arnbuckle in 1499, and the form with Horn- is a folk-etymological alteration of this.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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