Brief Life History of Charles Henry
When Charles Henry Jellison was born in 1835, in Brighton, Somerset, Maine, United States, his father, Bingham Jellison, was 29 and his mother, Mary Wyman, was 38. He married Cordelia Ballinger on 7 November 1861, in Pike, Illinois, United States. He lived in Pike, Pike, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Illinois, United States in 1870. He died on 18 August 1892, in Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois, United States, at the age of 57.
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- Charles H Gellison in household of Bingham Gellison, "United States Census, 1850"
- Charles H. Jellerson, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
- Henry Jellison, "United States Census, 1870"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1838 · The Aroostook War
An international incident referred to as the Aroostook War or "Pork and Beans War". The conflict resulted as part of an international boundary dispute between the United States. Although several British soldiers were captured, nobody was killed during the war. In fact, local militia units did not engage in any significant combat. One of the most dramatic events was actually when two Canadian militia were injured by Black Bears.
1851 · First State to Attempt Prohibition
In 1851, Maine outlawed the sale of alcohol, allowing exceptions only for "medicinal, mechanical, and manufacturing purposes". This made Maine the first state to experiment with prohibition. Neal Dow, mayor of Portland, believed that alcohol was linked to slavery and was also convinced by the Christian temperance movement. Dow ran into problems later for his anti-immigration rhetoric against the Irish, and also for breaking his own prohibition laws; although not a designated "purchaser", Dow personally purchased alcohol to distribute to local doctors, violating a technicality. As the citizens turned against him, Dow eventually ordered soldiers to fire on protesters. This marked a sharp decline in Dow's political career, and the Maine Law was repealed by 1856. Aspects of the law would remain in tact, however, and ultimately paved the way for the 18th Amendment, which prohibited alcohol on the national level.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from Gelis, a variant of Giles ,or possibly a patronymic or metronymic from a short form of Julian .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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