Brief Life History of Miranda Brown
When Miranda Brown Hooten was born on 7 February 1844, in Covington, Newton, Georgia, United States, her father, William A. Hooten, was 29 and her mother, Frances Anderson Brown, was 25. She married Christopher Carter Mitcham on 20 December 1866, in Covington, Newton, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 2, Wise, Texas, United States in 1900 and Justice Precinct 2, Milam, Texas, United States in 1910. She died on 15 April 1926, in Alvord, Wise, Texas, United States, at the age of 82.
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- M Hooten in household of Wm Hooten, "United States Census, 1850"
- Miranda B. Hooton, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- M B Hastan in entry for Ezra Mitcham, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1856
Historical Boundaries: 1856: Wise, Texas, United States
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
Name Meaning
Possibly an Americanized form of Dutch Van Houten .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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