Brief Life History of Obedience
When Obedience Branch was born on 19 April 1799, in Virginia, United States, her father, Thomas Branch, was 32 and her mother, Mary Patteson, was 28. She married Edward Watkins Anderson on 16 March 1818, in Chesterfield, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Logan, Kentucky, United States in 1850 and Magisterial District 2, Campbell, Kentucky, United States in 1860. She died in June 1873, in Kentucky, United States, at the age of 74.
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- Obedience Anderson in household of Watkins Anderson, "United States Census, 1850"
- Obedience Branch, "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940"
- Obedience Branch, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"
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World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1801 · Cane Ridge Revival
The Cane Ridge Revival took place for six days in Cane Ridge, Kentucky. From August 6, 1801- August 12 or 13, 1801, around 20 thousand people gathered together for what was called the Second Great Awakening.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
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.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name or nickname from Middle English braunch ‘branch’ (Old French branche, braunche), of uncertain application (compare German Zweig ).
Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘branch’, e.g. German Zweig (compare Labranche ), French Branche , and Swedish Gren .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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