When Capt Joshua Wann was born on 25 May 1794, in North Carolina, United States, his father, William Clayton Wann, was 39 and his mother, Ann McGowan, was 41. He married Lydia Collins on 26 May 1820, in Rhea, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 9 daughters. He registered for military service in 1838. His occupation is listed as justice of the peace in Jackson, Alabama, United States. He died on 12 July 1852, in Jackson, Alabama, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Jackson, Alabama, United States.
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"In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow """"rock"""" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the """"rock"""" was a gold nugget."
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
English (northern; Durham) and Scottish (Fife): from Older Scots and Middle English wan ‘wan, pale’.
German: from the ancient Germanic personal name Wano, a short form of Wambald (see Wambold ).
German: topographic name denoting a basket-shaped valley or on a basket-shaped knoll, Middle High German wann(e) ‘basket’ (see Wanner and Wannemacher ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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