Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Bitting was born on 3 September 1824, in Stokes, North Carolina, United States, her father, Anthony Bitting Jr., was 36 and her mother, Mary Wilkerson, was 37. She married Washington G. Payne on 2 November 1863, in Forsyth, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She lived in Buffalo District, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States in 1860 and Old Richmond Township, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years. She died on 20 August 1899, in Rural Hall, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Nazareth Lutheran Church Cemetery, Rural Hall, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States.
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- Elizebeth Payne, "United States Census, 1870"
- Elizabeth Bitting, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Elizabeth Bitting Payne, "Find A Grave Index"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1830 · Trail of Tears
In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
German: variant of Bittinger .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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