Brief Life History of John Kerfoot
When John Kerfoot Louthan was born in 1823, in Virginia, United States, his father, John L Louthan, was 33 and his mother, Margaret Kerfoot Carter, was 26. He married Amanda Jane Moore on 26 November 1849, in Coles, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Arcola, Douglas, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Arcola Township, Douglas, Illinois, United States in 1900. He died on 28 October 1908, at the age of 85, and was buried in Arcola, Douglas, Illinois, United States.
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- John Louthan, "United States Census, 1900"
- John K Louthan, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- John Louthan, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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1824 · "Mary Randolph Publishes ""The Virginia Housewife"""
“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America.
1832 · Black Hawk War
The Black Hawk War was a brief conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of other tribes, known as the "British Band", crossed the Mississippi River, into Illinois, from Iowa Indian Territory in April 1832. Black Hawk's motives were ambiguous, but records show that he was hoping to avoid bloodshed while resettling on tribal land that had been given to the United States in the 1804 Treaty of St. Louis.
1847 · Hollywood Cemetery Established
Hollywood Cemetery was established in 1847 in Richmond Virginia. This is where Presidents James Monroe and John Tyler are buried. During the Civil War it became the largest military interments and a large section dedicated to military burials. Jefferson Davis a well known Confederate is also buried here. Many other notable people are also buried here.
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Scottish: variant of Lothian .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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