Robert Boaz Dallas

Brief Life History of Robert Boaz

When Robert Boaz Dallas was born on 5 January 1819, in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, his father, Terry H Dallas, was 29 and his mother, Mary Anthony Boaz, was 18. He married Elizabeth F. Richardson on 25 July 1843, in Maury, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 7 daughters. He lived in Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Cuba, Graves, Kentucky, United States in 1880. He died on 24 May 1895, in Graves, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Graves, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Boaz Dallas
1819–1895
Elizabeth F. Richardson
1825–1887
Marriage: 25 July 1843
Rebecca Ann Dallas
1844–1910
Mary E Dallas
1846–1888
Fannie Elizabeth Dallas
1848–1912
Sarah S. Dallas
1850–1929
Lydia J. Dallas
1852–1914
Terry A. Dallas
1854–1902
Lockey Virginia Dallas
1858–1927
Mattie Bell Dallas
1862–1934

Sources (17)

  • Robt Dallas, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Robert B Dallas, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Robert Boaz Dallas, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

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.

1824 · "Mary Randolph Publishes ""The Virginia Housewife"""

“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from the barony of Dallas, a place near Forres in Morayshire, probably named from British dol ‘meadow’ (Gaelic dail) + gwas ‘dwelling’ (Gaelic fas). The surname is also established in County Derry in Ireland.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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