Brief Life History of John
When John Stout was born on 7 July 1836, in Butler, Ohio, United States, his father, Ijel Stout, was 32 and his mother, Julia Ann Bryant, was 28. He married Nancy Hoskins on 13 September 1863, in Pike, Pike, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Oxford, Butler, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Derry Township, Pike, Illinois, United States for about 20 years. He died on 9 March 1881, in Pike, Illinois, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Taylor-Martin Cemetery, Derry Township, Pike, Illinois, United States.
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- John Stout in household of Tyce Stout, "United States Census, 1850"
- John Stout, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
- John Stout, "Find A Grave Index"
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1839 · From Swamp to Beautiful Place
By 1829 Venus, Illinois had grown sufficiently and in 1832 was one of the contenders for the new county seat. However, the honor was awarded to a nearby city, Carthage. In 1834 the name Venus was changed to Commerce because the settlers felt that the new name better suited their plans. But during late 1839, arriving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the small town of Commerce and in April 1840 it was renamed Nauvoo by Joseph Smith Jr., who led the Latter-Day Saints to Nauvoo to escape persecution in Missouri. The name Nauvoo is derived from the traditional Hebrew language. It is notable that by 1844 Nauvoo's population had swollen to around 12,000 residents, rivaling the size of Chicago at the time. After the Latter-Day Saints left the population settled down toward 2,000 people.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
Name Meaning
English:
nickname from Middle English stout ‘bold, daring, brave’ (Old French estolt, estout, Anglo-Norman French estut, estot, estout ‘bold, fierce, randy, stubborn’).
perhaps occasionally a nickname from Middle English st(o)ut ‘gnat, horse-fly’ (Old English stūt, Old Norse stútr ‘gnat’), possibly used for someone with a biting tongue or for a small, quick-moving person.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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The following is a paragraph taken from The History of Pike County giving a short biography of John Stout.
The following is a paragraph taken from The History of Pike County giving a short biography of John Stout. “John Stout, farmer, Sec 26; P.O., El Dara; was born in Butler County, Ohio. In 1852 came to …
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