Brief Life History of John Jonathan
When John Jonathan Whitman Jr. was born on 30 September 1858, in Sugarcreek Township, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Jonathan Whitman, was 29 and his mother, Sarah Ellen Coxson, was 22. He married Mary Malinda Wolford on 29 January 1890. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Sugarcreek, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years and Rockland, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. He died on 17 April 1890, in Sugarcreek Township, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 31, and was buried in Canal Township, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- John Whitman in household of John Whitman, "United States Census, 1860"
- John, Jr. Whitman, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
- John Whitman, "Find A Grave Index"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
English (southern): from the Middle English personal name Whytman (Old English Hwītmann, from hwīt ‘white’ + mann ‘man’). Compare White 1 and also Wightman , with which this surname was probably confused.
History: John Whitman settled in Weymouth, MA, c. 1638. The poet Walt Whitman (1819–92) was descended from Joseph Whitman, who had settled in Stratford, CT, from England around 1660.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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