John Wesley Whitlock

1847–13 February 1886 (Age 39)
Grainger, Tennessee, United States

The Life Summary of John Wesley

When John Wesley Whitlock was born in 1847, in Grainger, Tennessee, United States, his father, Pleasant Samuel Whitlock, was 24 and his mother, Parthena S Hines, was 21. He married Mary Elizabeth Nance on 9 March 1872, in Grainger, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He died on 13 February 1886, in Grainger, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 39.

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Family Time Line

John Wesley Whitlock
1847–1886
Mary Elizabeth Nance
1849–1881
Marriage: 9 March 1872
Arthur Kenton Whitlock
1874–1972
Justus Terrell Whitlock
1877–1962
Pleasant Samuel Lawson Whitlock
1878–1944

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    9 March 1872Grainger, Tennessee, United States
    • Children

    (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (6)

    1862 · Battle of Shiloh
    Age 15
    The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.
    1863
    Age 16
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1868 · Impeach the President!
    Age 21
    Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

    Name Meaning

    English:nickname for someone with white or fair hair, from Middle English whit ‘white’ + lock ‘lock (of hair)’ (Old English loc). Compare Sherlock .from the Middle English personal name Whitlak (Old English Wihtlāc, from wiht ‘creature’ + lāc ‘sport, game’).

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

    Possible Related Names

    Sherlock
    Whitelock

    Sources (4)

    • John W Whittock, "United States Census, 1880"
    • John Whitlock in entry for Arthur Kenton Whitlock, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"

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