Brief Life History of Roland Hartwell
When Roland Hartwell Ashcraft was born in April 1840, in Alabama, United States, his father, John Columbus Ashcraft, was 37 and his mother, Grace Greenwood Machen, was 30. He married Mary Elizabeth Leonard on 29 August 1872, in Butler, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Butler, Alabama, United States in 1850. He died on 13 June 1905, in Alabama, United States, at the age of 65.
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- Hartwell Ashcraft in household of John Ashcraft, "United States Census, 1850"
- Marriage of RH Ashcraft and Mary E. Leonard, Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950
- Roland Hartwell Ashcraft, "Find a Grave Index"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
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Altered form of English Ashcroft .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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