John Upton III

Brief Life History of John

When John Upton III was born in 1805, in Chatham, North Carolina, United States, his father, John Henry Upton, was 44 and his mother, Ellen Eleanor Baxley, was 28. He married Nancy Moore on 1 February 1823, in Hamilton, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Saint Marysville, Miami, Kansas, United States in 1870 and Township of Mill Shoals, White, Illinois, United States in 1880. He died on 13 June 1887, in White, Illinois, United States, at the age of 82.

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Family Time Line

John Upton III
1805–1887
Nancy Moore
1813–1902
Marriage: 1 February 1823
Malissa Ann Upton
1833–1864
Elizabeth H Upton
1835–
William Riley Upton
1837–1900
David Upton
1838–1840
Lydia Caroline Upton
1839–1878
John Nation Upton
1842–1917
Henry Upton
1844–1873
Mary Jane Upton
1845–
Albert M Upton
1849–1858
Clemens C Upton
1858–1910

Sources (13)

  • John Upton, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Legacy NFS Source: John Upton - birth: about 1805; Chatham, North Carolina, United States
  • John Upton jr Marriage to Nancy MOORE page3

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1815

1815: White, Illinois Territory, United States 1818: White, Illinois, United States

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of the many places in England called Upton, most of which are named with Old English upp ‘upper’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’, though some have different origins, such as one in Essex, originally named with the phrase upp in tūne ‘up in the settlement’, i.e. the higher part of the settlement, and Upton Lovell (Wiltshire), which derives from the Old English personal name Ubba + Old English tūn. This name was brought to Ireland (Antrim) in 1598 by Henry Upton, from Upton in Devon.

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

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