Alice C. Cawthon

Female9 January 1857–7 September 1931

Brief Life History of Alice C.

When Alice C. Cawthon was born on 9 January 1857, in Tennessee, United States, her father, John Lawrence Cawthon, was 36 and her mother, Martha Cooper, was 34. She married Hugh C Ross Sr on 16 September 1878, in Madison, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years and Marshall, Harrison, Texas, United States in 1930. She died on 7 September 1931, in Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hugh C Ross Sr
1852–1922
Alice C. Cawthon
1857–1931
Marriage: 16 September 1878
Hugh Cawthon Ross
1879–1966
Mary Hart Ross
1883–1973

Sources (13)

  • Alice C Canthon in household of John L Canthon, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Alice C Cawthon, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Alice Cawthron Ross, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    16 September 1878Madison, Tennessee, United States
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (9)

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    World Events (8)

    1861 · Texas Secedes from the United States

    Age 4

    On February 1, 1861, Texas seceded from the United States. On March 2, 1861, they had joined with the Confederate States of America.

    1862 · Battle of Shiloh

    Age 5

    The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.

    1878 · Yellow Fever Epidemic

    Age 21

    When a man that had escaped a quarantined steamboat with yellow fever went to a restaurant he infected Kate Bionda the owner. This was the start of the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee. By the end of the epidemic 5,200 of the residence would die.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Cawthorne .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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