Pleasant Miller HORNBEAK

Born

11 July 1807 , North Carolina, USA

Died

15 October 1866 , Centerville, Hickman, Tennessee, USA

Pleasant Miller married Elizabeth "Betsy" Rebecca NUNNELLY 28 December 1828 in Hickman Co., Tennessee, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth "Betsy" Rebecca NUNNELLY was born 19 May 1810 in Rutherford County Tennessee, USA. Elizabeth "Betsy" Rebecca died 7 January 1887 in Centerville, Hickman, Tennessee, USA. Elizabeth "Betsy" Rebecca was the child of Samuel Anderson NUNNELLY and Mary Martha Ann BALDWIN .

Parents & Family of Pleasant Miller HORNBEAK

Parents of Pleasant Miller HORNBEAK

Father

Eli HORNBEAK

Mother

Sarah "Sallie" COMBS

Grandparents of Pleasant Miller HORNBEAK

Paternal grandparents

John Elijah HORNBECK Jane UNKNOWN

Maternal grandparents

John COMBS Sarah MABRY

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pleasant Miller HORNBEAK

Pleasant Miller HORNBEAK married

Elizabeth "Betsy" Rebecca NUNNELLY
Marriage date: 28 December 1828
Marriage place: Hickman Co., Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth "Betsy" Rebecca NUNNELLY was the child of Samuel Anderson NUNNELLY and Mary Martha Ann BALDWIN

Children of Pleasant Miller HORNBEAK and Elizabeth "Betsy" Rebecca NUNNELLY

Sarah Elizabeth HORNBEAK

Born: 30 April 1835, Centerville, Hickman, Tennessee, USA
Died: 3 April 1917, Dallas, Texas, USA

Married: George Washington GRAY 23 December 1849

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Birth — 1807
11 July 1807
North Carolina, USA

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1828 Marriage / Partner
Pleasant Miller HORNBEAK and Elizabeth "Betsy" Rebecca NUNNELLY 28 December 1828, Hickman Co., Tennessee, USA

He was 21 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1825 Birth of Child
Sarah Elizabeth HORNBEAK was born 30 April 1835, Centerville, Hickman, Tennessee, USA

Pleasant Miller was 27 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.