Brief Life History of Ransom William
When Ransom William Alphin was born on 12 July 1847, in Elwood, Madison, Texas, United States, his father, Israel Dodge Allphin, was 32 and his mother, Burnetta Collings, was 28. He married Mary Jane Hendricks on 18 October 1869, in Payson, Adams, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Walker, Texas, United States in 1850 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 11 October 1875, in Pine Valley, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 28, and was buried in Pine Valley Cemetery, Pine Valley, Washington, Utah, United States.
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- Ransom Allpine in household of J D Allpine, "United States Census, 1860"
- Ransom W Allphin, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Rance Wm. Allphin, "BillionGraves Index"
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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.
1852
Elwood Post Office 1851-1860, post office opened again under the name French 1899-1905. Mail sent to Midway.
1855
Historical Boundaries: 1855: Washington, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Washington, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
Altered form of an unidentified surname, possibly Dutch Van Alphen: habitational name from either of the places so named in North Brabant and South Holland. Compare Allphin .
History: An entry in the English Patent Rolls records a Richard Alphyn, born in Gelderland, the Netherlands, living in Leicester in 1436, and the name recurs in post-medieval records in England, whence it may also have been brought to the US.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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