Margaret Tate Willson

Brief Life History of Margaret Tate

When Margaret Tate Willson was born on 11 November 1815, in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, her father, Samuel Willson, was 28 and her mother, Phebe Tate, was 26. She married Alexander Brown Stuart on 1 January 1850, in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Rockbridge Parish, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States in 1850. She died on 2 June 1865, in Virginia, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Timber Ridge Presbyterian Churchyard, Timber Ridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alexander Brown Stuart
1796–1886
Margaret Tate Willson
1815–1865
Marriage: 1 January 1850
Elizabeth P. W. Stuart
1850–1872

Sources (16)

  • Margaret Stwart in household of Alex B Stwart, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Maggie Stuart, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • Margaret T. Wilson, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"

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World Events (8)

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. 

1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""

“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English (eastern): variant of Wilson .

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

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