John Stubblefield

Brief Life History of John

John Stubblefield was born on 16 September 1797, in Grainger, Tennessee, United States as the son of Joseph C Stubblefield and Sarah Hayes. He married Elizabeth Grayson on 30 December 1817, in Grainger, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Jefferson Township, Pike, Indiana, United States in 1860. He died on 28 June 1868, in Pike, Indiana, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Algiers, Jefferson Township, Pike, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Stubblefield
1797–1868
Elizabeth Grayson
1798–1880
Marriage: 30 December 1817
Nancy Stubblefield
1818–1885
Rebecca Stubblefield
1821–1854
Mary Stubblefield
1823–1912
Joseph Dennis Stubblefield I
1825–1892
James G Stubblefield
1827–1897
Stubblefield
1827–
Sarah Stubblefield
1838–

Sources (22)

  • John Stublefield, "United States Census, 1860"
  • John Stubblefield, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • John Stubblefield, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1817

Historical Boundaries 1817: Pike, Indiana, United States

Name Meaning

English (Cambridgeshire): perhaps a habitational name from Stubblefield in Otterden (Kent), apparently named with Middle English stuble ‘stalk of grain, stump of a grain stalk left in the ground after reaping’ + feld ‘open country, field’.

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

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