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Ancestors (and descendant) of Theodosia “Dosha” Childress May

Hiram May
1787-1843
Rebecca Anne Owens
1808-1875
Samuel ONeal
1825-1880
Priscilla Jane Berryhill
± 1828-1855

Theodosia “Dosha” Childress May
1861-1947


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    1. 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
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    Historical events

    Birthday October 1, 1861

    • The temperature on October 1, 1861 was about 15.4 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
    • From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
    • In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • March 4 » The first national flag of the Confederate States of America (the "Stars and Bars") is adopted.
      • March 30 » Discovery of the chemical elements: Sir William Crookes announces his discovery of thallium.
      • April 19 » American Civil War: Baltimore riot of 1861: A pro-Secession mob in Baltimore attacks United States Army troops marching through the city.
      • June 10 » American Civil War: Battle of Big Bethel: Confederate troops under John B. Magruder defeat a much larger Union force led by General Ebenezer W. Pierce in Virginia.
      • July 21 » American Civil War: First Battle of Bull Run: At Manassas Junction, Virginia, the first major battle of the war begins and ends in a victory for the Confederate army.
      • October 24 » The first transcontinental telegraph line across the United States is completed.

    Day of death March 21, 1947

    • The temperature on March 21, 1947 was between 3.3 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. There was 9.1 mm of rain during 6.1 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
      • January 1 » Cold War: The American and British occupation zones in Allied-occupied Germany, after World War II, merge to form the Bizone, which later (with the French zone) became part of West Germany.
      • January 15 » The Black Dahlia murder: the dismembered corpse of Elizabeth Short was found in Los Angeles.
      • January 22 » KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood.
      • February 28 » February 28 Incident: In Taiwan, civil disorder is put down with the loss of an estimated 30,000 civilians.
      • August 4 » The Supreme Court of Japan is established.
      • December 30 » Cold War: King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania.
    

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