Brief Life History of Martha Patsy
When Martha Patsy Cassel was born about 1838, in Alabama, United States, her father, John Levi Cassel, was 39 and her mother, Charity Swain, was 38. She married William Clayton Corbitt in 1852, in Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She died in 1877, in Wood, Texas, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Wood, Texas, United States.
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Sources (5)
- Martha Corbell, "United States Census, 1870"
- Martha Patsy Cassells Corbitt, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mrs. Cassel in entry for S.C. Corbett, "Texas, Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973"
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1844 · German Immigration to Texas
Over 7,000 German immigrants arrived in Texas. Some of these new arrivals died in epidemics; those that survived ended up living in cities such as San Antonio, Galveston, and Houston. Other German settlers went to the Texas Hill Country and formed the western portion of the German Belt, where new towns were founded: New Braunfels and Fredericksburg.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1850 · Compromise of 1850
The United States Congress passed a package of five separate bills in an attempt to decrease tensions between the slave states and free states. The compromise itself was received gratefully, but both sides disapproved of certain components contained in the laws. Texas was impacted in several ways; mainly, the state surrendered its claim to New Mexico (and other claims north of 36°30′) but retained the Texas Panhandle. The federal government also took over the public debt for Texas.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Cassell .
German: variant of Kassel , cognate with 4 below.
Swedish: of German or English origin (see 1 and 2 above). Compare Castel 3.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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