Brief Life History of Emily Jane
When Emily Jane Findley was born on 25 January 1828, in Bibb, Alabama, United States, her father, Charles P. Findley, was 23 and her mother, Rachel Merchant, was 16. She married John Monroe Rotenberry on 22 March 1849, in Bibb, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Centreville, Bibb, Alabama, United States in 1880. She died on 19 December 1895, in Alabama, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Bibb, Alabama, United States.
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- Emiley Rattenbery in household of John Rattenbery, "United States Census, 1880"
- Emily J. Findley, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- Emily Jane Findley Rotenberry, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (7)
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.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish: variant of Findlay (see Finley 1).
English: variant of Finley 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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