Christopher Columbus Hudson

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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Christopher Columbus Hudson
1819–1894
Mary Ann Briggs Rogers
1827–1876
Marriage: 18 November 1845
William Walker Hudson
1846–1913
Harriet Hudson
1848–
Mariah Amanda Hudson
1850–1909
Ridie Hudson
1852–
Robert Hudson
1853–
George Edwin Hudson
1854–1892
John Wesley Hudson
1858–1912
Carrie C. Hudson
1858–1881
Lou Ella Hudson
1861–1923
Timophius Jackson Hudson
1864–1938

Sources (7)

  • C C Hudson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Christopher C. Hudson, "Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911"
  • Christopher Columbus Hudson, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

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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