Brief Life History of Henrietta J
When Henrietta J Hayes was born on 24 April 1875, in Wilson, North Carolina, United States, her father, Edwin Gideon Hayes, was 17 and her mother, Zylphia Davis, was 15. She married Micajah Groomes Pittman on 23 April 1893, in Black Creek, Wilson, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Old Fields Township, Wilson, North Carolina, United States in 1940 and Cross Roads Township, Wilson, North Carolina, United States in 1950. She died on 13 June 1955, in Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Kenly, Johnston, North Carolina, United States.
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- Henryetta Harrison, "United States 1950 Census"
- Henrietta Pittman, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Ritta Hays Pittman Harrison, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"
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World Events (8)
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.
1877 · Last Troops Leave
In 1877, the last of the troops that were occupying North Carolina left.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
Irish (Cork): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAodha ‘descendant of Aodh’, a personal name meaning ‘fire’. Compare McCoy . In some cases especially in County Wexford, the surname is of English origin (see below), having been taken to Ireland by the Normans.
English: variant of Hay , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
English: topographic name from the plural form of Middle English hay(e), heye, heghe ‘enclosure’ (see Hay ), sometimes used as a collective noun for a farm, especially in Devon, where it is a frequent minor placename. Compare Hain .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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