Brief Life History of Sarah Elizabeth
When Sarah Elizabeth Baxter was born on 27 March 1853, in Tattnall, Georgia, United States, her father, Wiley Bates Baxter, was 26 and her mother, Emalie Eliza Copeland, was 25. She married Solomon Preston Parker on 9 July 1868, in Liberty, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Liberty, Georgia, United States in 1870 and District 1432, Tattnall, Georgia, United States in 1900. She died on 24 May 1908, in Glennville, Tattnall, Georgia, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in First African Baptist Church Cemetery, Glennville, Tattnall, Georgia, United States.
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- Sarah Parker, "United States Census, 1870"
- Sarah Baxter, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- Sallie, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1861
Civil War History - Some 11,000 Georgians gave their lives in defense of their state a state that suffered immense destruction. But wars end brought about an even more dramatic figure to tell: 460,000 African-Americans were set free from the shackles of slavery to begin new lives as free people.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English baxter ‘baker’ (from Old English bæcestre ‘baker’, earlier ‘female baker’, the feminine equivalent of bæcere). Compare Baker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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