Brief Life History of James John
When James John Vermillion was born in April 1815, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Benjamin F Clark Vermillion, was 45 and his mother, Ruth Allen, was 23. He married Elizabeth J Hensley on 23 April 1835, in Marion, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Clay, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Scott Township, Linn, Kansas, United States in 1860. He died on 9 January 1862, in Linn, Kansas, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Brooklyn Cemetery, La Cygne, Linn, Kansas, United States.
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- James Vermillion, "United States Census, 1850"
- James Vermillion, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- James John Vermillion, "Find A Grave Index"
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1818
Illinois is the 21st state.
1818 · Jackson Purchase
The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.
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
Probably an altered form of French Vermillon: nickname from vermillon ‘bright red, vermilion’. The surname Vermillon is very rare in France.
History: This surname was already established in NC and WV in the 18th century. Its first recorded American bearer was Giles Vermillion, who in 1698 lived in MD.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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