Brief Life History of Jefferson Campbell Van
When Jefferson Campbell Van Dyke was born on 16 January 1801, in Roane, Tennessee, United States, his father, Dr. Thomas John Van Dyke, was 24 and his mother, Penelope Smith Campbell, was 17. He married Eliza R. Cocke on 12 October 1829, in Greene, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States in 1850 and Marengo, Alabama, United States in 1860. He died in 1861, at the age of 60.
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Sources (6)
- Jefferson C Vandyke, "United States Census, 1850"
- Jefferson C. Van Dyke, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- Jeff Van Dyke in entry for Vannie Ruflin Pegrom, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
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World Events (6)
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1816
Historical Boundaries: 1816: Mississippi Territory, United States 1817: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Territory, United States 1819: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
1818
Historical Boundaries: 1818: Marengo, Alabama Territory, United States 1819: Marengo, Alabama, United States
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived ‘(by the) dike’, from Middle English dik(e), deke ‘ditch, dyke’ (Old English dīc), or a habitational name from Dyke in Lincolnshire. The medieval dike was larger and more prominent than the modern ditch, and was usually constructed for purposes of defense rather than drainage. Compare Ditch .
English: variant of Dick .
Americanized form of Dutch Dijk or Dijke, cognates of 1. Compare Van Dyke and Dyk .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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