Brief Life History of Christopher Columbus
When Christopher Columbus Hudson was born on 12 May 1819, in Dickson, Tennessee, United States, his father, Thomas Hudson, was 33 and his mother, Rebecca Walker, was 30. He married Mary Ann Briggs Rogers on 18 November 1845, in Winston, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Mississippi, United States in 1870 and Granby Township, Newton, Missouri, United States in 1880. He died on 5 April 1894, in Granby, Newton, Missouri, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Civil War Cemetery, Newtonia Township, Newton, Missouri, United States.
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- C C Hudson, "United States Census, 1860"
- Christopher C. Hudson, "Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911"
- Christopher Columbus Hudson, "Find A Grave Index"
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1820 · Making States Equal
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 · The Treaty of Doak's Stand
The Treaty of Doak’s Stand was a treaty with the Choctaw which makes up the majority of Mississippi. It made it so the Choctaw had to give up one-half of their remaining homeland.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Hudde (see Hudd ) + -son. This surname is also established in Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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