Brief Life History of Elmira
When Elmira McCrary was born in 1811, in Stevenson, Jackson, Alabama, United States, her father, Samuel McCrary, was 25 and her mother, Sophia Elizabeth Allen, was 25. She married Blackstone Laxton Rash in 1828, in Jackson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Alabama, United States in 1870 and Jackson, Alabama, United States in 1880. She died in 1880, at the age of 69.
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Sources (7)
- Elmirah Rash in household of Franklin Shipley, "United States Census, 1880"
- Marry Mccrary in entry for Lee Ray Rash, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
- Elmira Rash in household of Laxton Rash, "United States Census, 1870"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1819
Historical Boundaries: 1819: Jackson, Alabama, United States
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of McCreary .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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