Brief Life History of William McKendree
When William McKendree Foust was born on 5 February 1829, in Sullivan, Tennessee, United States, his father, William McKendree Foust, was 19 and his mother, Elizabeth Foust, was 19. He married Margaret McPherson on 28 July 1853, in Roane, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Rhea, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years. He died on 12 June 1877, in Spring City, Rhea, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Cash-Foust Cemetery, Rhea, Tennessee, United States.
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- William M Foust, "United States Census, 1870"
- William M Foust, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- William M. Foust, "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.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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Probably an altered form of Faust .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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