John Henry Lumpkin

Brief Life History of John Henry

When John Henry Lumpkin was born on 13 June 1812, in Lexington, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States, his father, John George Lumpkin, was 24 and his mother, Sarah Matilda Pope, was 24. He married Martha Antionette McComb on 4 February 1836, in Baldwin, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Floyd Springs, Floyd, Georgia, United States in 1850. He died on 10 July 1860, in Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Henry Lumpkin
1812–1860
Mary Jane Crutchfield
1821–
Marriage: 5 May 1840
Samuel Cleage Lumpkin
1841–1877
Mary Madeline Lumpkin
1845–1865
Thomas C. Lumpkin
1848–
Sallie Pope Lumpkin
1850–

Sources (11)

  • John M Lumphin, "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
  • John H Lumpkin, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • John Henry Lumpkin, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (7)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

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

English: from a pet form of Lamb 1 and 2.

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

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Early years and education Lumpkin was born in Lexington, Georgia, and attended Franklin College, the initial college of the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, for some time and then attended Yale …

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