Brief Life History of Jacob Thomas
When Jacob Thomas Sistrunk was born in 1863, in Copiah, Mississippi, United States, his father, Jacob James Brinkley Sistrunk, was 29 and his mother, Margaret J. Sistrunk, was 30. He lived in Mississippi, United States in 1870 and Beat 5, Simpson, Mississippi, United States in 1880.
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- Thomas Sistruck in household of Jacob Sistruck, "United States Census, 1880"
- Jacob T Sistrunk in household of Jacob Sistrunk, "United States Census, 1870"
World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1877 · Mississippi State Board of Health is Created
In 1877, the Mississippi State Board of Health was established to protect and advance health throughout the state. There are several different categories that fall under their watch such as disease, environment, injury, standard care, shots, keep records, and more.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Swiss German Süsstrunk: nickname for a drinker of sweet wine or for a tavern owner who offered such, from Middle High German süeze ‘sweet, pleasant, friendly’ + trunc ‘drink, sip’. Compare Seastrunk .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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