Brief Life History of Rebecca Jane
When Rebecca Jane Osborn was born on 13 February 1862, in Clarke, Alabama, United States, her father, Lafayette B" Faite" Osborne, was 31 and her mother, Amanda L. Buckalew, was 21. She married James Franklin Dumas on 21 January 1886, in Clarke, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She lived in Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, United States for about 30 years. She died on 22 January 1936, in Allen, Clarke, Alabama, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Bassett Creek Cemetery, Bassett Creek, Clarke, Alabama, United States.
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- Rebecca Dumas in household of Frank Dumas, "United States Census, 1930"
- Rebecca Orsborne, "Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957"
- Rebecca Dumas, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Osborne .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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