Brief Life History of John Patterson
When John Patterson Wilson was born on 18 December 1826, in Champaign, Ohio, United States, his father, Isaac Grier Wilson, was 28 and his mother, Mary Ann Patterson, was 21. He married Frances Amelia Linville on 4 February 1855, in Champaign, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Wayne Township, Champaign, Ohio, United States in 1850. In 1850, at the age of 23, his occupation is listed as farmer in Wayne Township, Champaign, Ohio, United States. He died on 26 November 1861, in Washington Township, Keokuk, Iowa, United States, at the age of 34, and was buried in Rice Cemetery, What Cheer, Keokuk, Iowa, United States.
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- J P Wilson, "United States Census, 1860"
- John P Wilson, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- John P. Wilson, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Will + patronymic -son ‘son of Will’. Will was a very common medieval short form of William . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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