When John Ryland Wasson was born on 14 January 1828, in Cooper, Missouri, United States, his father, Thomas Ryland Wasson, was 31 and his mother, Mary Ann O'Bannon, was 30. He married Lousetta America Sprinkle on 24 May 1855, in Pettis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Longwood, Pettis, Missouri, United States in 1880 and Longwood Township, Pettis, Missouri, United States in 1900. He died on 6 January 1901, in Pettis, Missouri, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Hopewell Cemetery, Heaths Creek Township, Pettis, Missouri, United States.
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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.
Historical Boundaries: 1837: Pettis, Missouri, United States
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Scottish and northern Irish: of Norman origin, a variant of Wason 1. This form of the surname is more common in Ireland than Britain. It has been established in the county of Antrim since the late 17th century.
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