John Ryland Wasson

Brief Life History of John Ryland

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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Family Time Line

John Ryland Wasson
1828–1901
Lousetta America Sprinkle
1836–1873
Marriage: 24 May 1855
Mary Elizabeth Wasson
1856–1925
Frances Ellen Wasson
1858–1886
Jemima Jane Wasson
1860–1934
Thomas Ryland Wasson
1862–1886
Laura Ann Lousetta Wasson
1864–1916
Georgia Ann Wasson
1866–1867
Amanda Melvina Wasson
1868–1929
George Francis Marion Wasson
1870–1921
Augusta Virginia Wasson
1872–1872
Ida May Wasson
1873–1873

Sources (7)

  • Ryland Wasson, "United States Census, 1870"
  • John Ryland Wasson, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Ryland Wasson in entry for Fleming R. Greer, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"

World Events (8)

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.

1837

Historical Boundaries: 1837: Pettis, Missouri, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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