John Havens

Brief Life History of John

When John Havens was born in 1814, in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States, his father, John Havens, was 42 and his mother, Catherine Hamilton, was 45. He married Artemacia Gotcher on 2 August 1832, in Clay, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Texas, United States in 1870 and Justice Precinct 2, Hunt, Texas, United States in 1880. He died on 12 April 1893, in Hunt, Texas, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Mcwright Cemetery, Greenville, Hunt, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Havens
1814–1893
Artemacia Gotcher
1813–1860
Marriage: 2 August 1832
Thomas M Havens
1834–
Francis Marion Havens
1835–1916
Henry Hugh Havens
1836–
Matilda O Havens
1839–
Caroline Havens
1840–
Edmond Havens
1850–
Martha Ann Havens
1852–1925
Nancy E. Havens
1837–
William T. Havens
1841–
James Monroe Havens
1846–1920

Sources (18)

  • John Havens, "United States Census, 1880"
  • John Havens, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • John Havens, "Find A Grave Index"

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. 

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Haven , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Welsh: variant of Evans .

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

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