John Wesley Uzzell

Brief Life History of John Wesley

When John Wesley Uzzell was born on 27 September 1827, in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States, his father, Elisha Uzzell, was 43 and his mother, Ann Cohea, was 34. He married Lavinia Tipton Evans on 7 June 1859. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Arkansas, United States in 1870 and Scott Township, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States in 1880. He died on 25 January 1884, in Mississippi, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Uzzell Cemetery, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Wesley Uzzell
1827–1884
Lavinia Tipton Evans
1838–1896
Marriage: 7 June 1859
Nina White Uzzell
1860–1935
Kate Uzzell
1869–1906
Annie Edith Uzzell
1862–1965
John Evans Uzzell
1864–1950
William Tipton Uzzell
1867–1917
George Hampton Uzzell Sr.
1871–1915
Helen Clarkson Uzzell
1873–1949
Pearl Davidson Uzzell
1875–1962
Mary B Uzzell
1878–1882
Edith E Uzzell
1880–1956

Sources (12)

  • J W Uzzell, "United States Census, 1870"
  • John Wesley Uzzell, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Unknown in entry for George H. Uzell, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"

World Events (8)

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.

1834

Historical Boundaries - 1834: Mississippi, Arkansas Territory, United States; 1836: Mississippi, Arkansas, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English (Wiltshire and Gloucestershire): of Norman origin, a nickname from Old French oisel ‘bird’.

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

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