Washington Gist

Brief Life History of Washington

When Washington Gist was born in 1833, in Lauderdale, Alabama, United States, his father, Joseph Gist, was 51 and his mother, Sinah Hollis, was 34. He died after 1859, in Mississippi, Arkansas, United States.

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Joseph Gist
1782–1846
Sinah Hollis
1800–1853
Levi Gist
1821–1864
James C. Gist
1822–1864
Thomas Gist
1825–1850
Joseph Gist
1827–1880
John W. Gist
1829–1859
Sarah Van Gist
1832–1880
Silas Gist
1833–1849
Washington Gist
1833–1859
Andrew Jackson Gist Twin
1838–1859
David Crockett Gist Twin
1838–1864
Sinia Gist
1839–1880
Jemima Jane Gist
1840–1913
Marcus Lafayette Gist
1842–1874

Sources (2)

  • Washington Gest in household of Sina Gest, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Washington Gist - Government record: Census record

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World Events (3)

1834

Historical Boundaries - 1834: Mississippi, Arkansas Territory, United States; 1836: Mississippi, Arkansas, United States

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.

1846

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

Name Meaning

English (Devon and Cornwall): nickname from Middle English giste, which could denote a supporting timber or joist, or (in Cornwall) a beam of any kind. The surname possibly denotes a strong, well-built individual.

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

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