Brief Life History of John Wesley
When John Wesley Whitlock was born on 18 January 1847, in Grainger, Tennessee, United States, his father, Pleasant Samuel Whitlock, was 24 and his mother, Parthena S Hines, was 20. 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, and was buried in Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, United States.
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- John Whitlock in household of Pleasant Whitlock, "United States Census, 1870"
- John W Whittock, "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002"
- John W. Whitlock, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1973"
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World Events (6)
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
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
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Impeach the President!
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.
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