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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Historical Boundaries - 1834: Mississippi, Arkansas Territory, United States; 1836: Mississippi, Arkansas, United States
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.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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