Brief Life History of John Tillman
When John Tillman Lazenby was born in 1830, in Iredell, North Carolina, United States, his father, Elias Lazenby, was 40 and his mother, Mary M Ellis, was 36. He married Mary Ellen Gaither before 1852, in Iredell, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in District 14, Grainger, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years.
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- J T Lazenby, "United States Census, 1870"
- Tillmon Lazenby in entry for David Lee Lazenby, "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955"
- J. F. Lazenby, "United States Census, 1880"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · Trail of Tears
In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.
1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island
On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.
Name Meaning
English (northern): habitational name from either of the places called Lazenby in North Yorkshire (one near Northallerton and another near Ormesby), or Lazonby in Cumbria, all of which are named in Old Norse as ‘freedman's farm’, or ‘Freedmen's farm’, from leysingi ‘freedman’ (also used as a nickname and personal name; see Leising ) + bý ‘farm, settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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