Brief Life History of Laura Virginia
When Laura Virginia Bickham was born on 21 March 1853, in Washington, Louisiana, United States, her father, Sanderlin Walker Bickham, was 42 and her mother, Louisa Anna Brumfield, was 33. She had at least 2 sons and 2 daughters with Frank Marion Brown. She lived in Ward Two, Washington, Louisiana, United States for about 10 years and Franklinton, Washington, Louisiana, United States for about 10 years. She died on 13 April 1941, in Washington, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Bickham Cemetery, Richardson, Washington, Louisiana, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Laura Bukham in household of Sandy Bukham, "United States Census, 1870"
- Sara Bickham in entry for Louis A Brown, "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960"
- Laura V Brown in household of Francis M Brown, "United States Census, 1900"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Louisiana Is Readmitted Into the Union
Louisiana was readmitted into the Union.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Bickham in Timberscombe (Somerset), which is most probably named with an Old English personal name Bicca + Old English cumb ‘valley’. The first element could alternatively be from bica ‘pointed ridge’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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