John Sportsman

Brief Life History of John

When John Sportsman was born on 12 November 1801, in Madison, Kentucky, United States, his father, William Sportsman, was 37 and his mother, Sarah Arnold, was 33. He married Mary Elizabeth Turpin on 3 August 1823, in Chariton, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Keytesville Township, Chariton, Missouri, United States in 1870 and Keytesville, Chariton, Missouri, United States in 1880. He died on 23 February 1881, in Chariton, Missouri, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Musselfork Township, Chariton, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Sportsman
1801–1881
Mary Elizabeth Turpin
1806–1890
Marriage: 3 August 1823
James Sportsman
1825–1901
Laura Lewellen Sportsman
1828–1888
Hugh Sportsman
1830–1913
Mary Ann Sportsman
1832–1901
Nancy Sportsman
1835–1879
Susan Sportsman
1836–1915
Elizabeth Sportsman
1839–
Lavisa Sportsman
1842–1915
Stacy F Spartman
1843–1914
John Jordon Sportsman
1845–1922
Lucy A Sportsman
1848–1935

Sources (9)

  • John Sportsman, "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: John Sportsman - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: John Sportsman
  • John Sportsman, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"

World Events (8)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1812 · Kentucky Bend Created

During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

Possibly an altered form of Flemish Sportmans: patronymic from Poortman (see Portman 2), genitivized by the initial s (from des ‘of the’) and the suffix -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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