Brief Life History of Mariah Howerton
When Mariah Howerton Hollingsworth was born on 3 June 1838, in Franklin, North Carolina, United States, her father, William Taylor Hollingsworth, was 43 and her mother, Cynthia P. Crawley, was 39. She married Thomas C. Horton on 1 January 1866, in Franklin, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 20 January 1919, in Louisburg, Franklin, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Louisburg, Franklin, North Carolina, United States.
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- Maria Horton in household of Thomas Horton, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mariah Maria Hollingsworth - Published information: birth-name: Mariah Maria Hollingsworth
- M N Hollingsworth, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1853 · First State Fair
The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.
1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island
On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Hollingworth (Cheshire), Hollingworth in Butterworth (Lancashire), or possibly Hollinworth Head in Charlesworth (Derbyshire), from Old English holegn ‘holly’ + worth ‘enclosure’. The surname, which was taken to Ireland in the 17th century, has developed a variant with an unexplained medial -s- not noted in any of the placename forms.
Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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