John Fulbright

Maleabout 1820–

Brief Life History of John

John Fulbright was born about 1820, in Catawba, North Carolina, United States as the son of Elizabeth.

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Elizabeth
1785–
David Fulbright
1816–
John Fulbright
1820–
Henry Fulbright
1822–
Joseph Fulbright
1825–
Elizabeth Fullbright
1828–
Lenus Fulbright
1832–

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    World Events (3)

    1820 · Making States Equal

    Age 0

    The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

    1820 · Making Land more affordable

    Age 0

    "The United States law requiring full payment at the time of purchase and registration of any land. to help encourage sales and make land more affordable, Congress reduced the minimum price of dollar per acre and the minimum size that could be purchased. Most of this land for sale was located on the frontier which was then ""The West"". This Act was good for many Americans, but it was also over used by wealthy investors."

    1830 · Trail of Tears

    Age 10

    In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form of German Vollbrecht or of the variants Volbrecht and Fulbrecht. Compare Fullbright .

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

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