John Wesley Prescott

6 August 1839–3 June 1864 (Age 24)
Pike, Alabama, United States

The Life of John Wesley

When John Wesley Prescott was born on 6 August 1839, in Pike, Alabama, United States, his father, William Daniel Prescott, was 33 and his mother, Harriett Elizabeth Richburg, was 27. He married Lou Dicey Helms in 1857, in Coffee, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He lived in Coffee, Alabama, United States in 1850 and Election Precinct 10 Victoria, Coffee, Alabama, United States in 1860. He registered for military service in 1863. He died on 3 June 1864, in Georgia, United States, at the age of 24.

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Family Time Line

John Wesley Prescott
1839–1864
Lou Dicey Helms
1841–
Marriage: 1857
A. Ann Prescott
1858–
Lucy Prescott
1860–
Eady Elizabeth Prescott
1862–1932
Ophelia Prescott
1863–

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
1857
Coffee, Alabama, United States
children

(4)

Parents and Siblings

    William Daniel Prescott

    Male1805–1880Male

    Harriett Elizabeth Richburg

    Female1812–1889Female

siblings

(15)

    William Daniel Prescott Jr

    Male1829–1863Male

    Harriett Elizabeth Prescott

    Female1831–1891Female

    James Hiram Prescott

    Male1833–1862Male

    Sarah Rebecca Prescott

    Female1837–1910Female

    Mary Sileta Prescott

    Female1837–1937Female

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World Events (5)

1846

Age 7

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1849 · Capitol Building Destroyed by Fire

Age 10

The capitol building in Montgomery was destroyed by fire on December 14, 1849, the 30th anniversary of the state.
1851

Age 12

Alabama State Capitol Building was completed in 1851. Additions to the building were made several times. The Capitol was restored in 1992.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of the places so called, in southwestern Lancashire (now Merseyside), Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, and Devon, all of which are named from Old English prēost ‘priest’ + cot ‘cottage’, ‘dwelling’. The surname is most common in Lancashire, and so it seems likely that the first of these places is the most frequent source. It is also present in Ireland, being recorded there first in the 15th century.

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

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Sources (3)

  • John W Prescoat, "United States Census, 1860"
  • John Prescott in household of Daniel Prescott, "United States Census, 1850"
  • John Prescott in entry for Edie Tew, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"

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