Ni apa ibikan ni [[Africa|Afirika]] nibi ti aanfani pupo lati ko meningitis, iyanju n lo lowo lati ri wipe won gba abere ajesara fun awon eniyan ti ojo ori won beere lati odun kan si ogbon odun.. 
Wọ́n yàán ní aṣojú ní ọdún 1816 sí Ilé Ìgbìmọ̀  Virginia House of Delegates nígbà kan, ó tún ṣe aṣojú ní Ilé Ìgbìmọ̀  United States House of Representatives láti 1819 sí 1825.Àwọn ìtọ́kasí Tucker, Maria Carter (1817-1819).. 