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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- 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"
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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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