When Jahiel Tarter was born on 30 November 1815, in Wythe, Virginia, United States, his father, John Tarter, was 32 and his mother, Christina Harkrader, was 26.
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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.
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.
“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America.
Americanized form of German Dötter (see Dotter ), via the intermediate form Darter .
German: unexplained. This surname is very rare in Germany.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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