Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Tipton was born on 30 August 1821, in Walker, Georgia, United States, her father, Samuel Tipton, was 26 and her mother, Sinray Jane Inks, was 25. She married John Edwards in 1839, in Walker, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in East Chickamauga, Catoosa, Georgia, United States in 1850 and Johnson, Texas, United States in 1860. She died on 28 April 1893, in Crowell, Foard, Texas, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Crowell, Foard, Texas, United States.
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- Eliza Edwards in household of John Edwards, "United States Census, 1860"
- Eliza Edwards, "Find A Grave Index"
- Eliza Tipton in entry for Amanda L Hairriss, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1833
Historical Boundaries: 1833: Walker, Georgia, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (Shropshire and Staffordshire): habitational name from a place in Staffordshire. The placename derives from the Old English personal name Tibba (genitive Tibban) + Old English tūn ‘farmstead, estate’, or from the personal name Tibba + Old English connective -ing- + Old English tūn.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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