Brief Life History of Thomas Clinton
When Thomas Clinton Smalling was born on 9 July 1813, in Carter, Tennessee, United States, his father, Jonathon Smalling, was 27 and his mother, Tryphenia Williams, was 47. He had at least 3 sons and 5 daughters with Malinda Morgan. He lived in Blount, Tennessee, United States in 1850. He died before 1860.
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Sources (3)
- Thomas Smallen, "United States Census, 1850"
- Thos. Smallin in entry for John T. Smallin, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
- Thos. Smallin in entry for John T. Smallin, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
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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.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
North German (Schmäling): from a derivative of Schmal .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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