Brief Life History of John
When John Woolhaver was born about 1816, in Greene, Tennessee, United States, his father, Philip Woolhaver, was 35 and his mother, Elizabeth Armstrong, was 25. He married Margaret Champlin on 13 November 1836, in Greene, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters.
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- John Woolever, "United States Census, 1870"
- John Woolhaver, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- John Wooliver in entry for James Wooliver, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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.
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.
Name Meaning
form of John , also used quite frequently in the English-speaking world. In Northern Ireland it is sometimes found as a variant of Ewan .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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