Brief Life History of Robert
When Robert Crow was born on 22 June 1794, in Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, United States, his father, Benjamin Crow, was 36 and his mother, Nancy Ann Gregg, was 36. He had at least 4 sons and 4 daughters with Elizabeth Brown. He lived in Placer, California, United States in 1852 and California, United States in 1870. He died on 29 May 1876, in Long Valley, Lassen, California, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Placer, California, United States.
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- Robt Crow, "California State Census, 1852"
- Robert Crow, "Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900"
- Robt Crow, "California State Census, 1852"
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1796 · Tennessee Becomes a State
On June 1, 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
Irish, Manx, and English: variant of Crowe .
Native American: translation into English (and shortening) of a personal name based on a word, such as Lakota or Dakota Sioux kaŋgi, meaning ‘crow’. The cultural significance of the crow to Native Americans is reflected in their traditional personal names, some of which were adopted as surnames (translated into English), e.g. Big Crow (see Bigcrow ) and Two Crow (see Twocrow ). See also Bird 4.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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She Is Our Grandmother
She Is Our Grandmother Written by Darlene Chaffin Law Leatha Jane Crow Chaffin was born 28 May, 1852 in Long Valley, Placer County, California. This area was located in the goldfields near th …
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