John Coleman Read

Male1 January 1827–30 November 1845

Brief Life History of John Coleman

When John Coleman Read was born on 1 January 1827, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Anthony Foster Read, was 38 and his mother, Ellen Caldwell Ewing, was 35. He died on 30 November 1845, in Cooper, Missouri, United States, at the age of 18, and was buried in Pleasant Green, Cooper, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Anthony Foster Read
1788–1845
Ellen Caldwell Ewing
1791–1857
Sarah "Sally" Foster Read
1812–1848
Mary Elizabeth Read
1814–1872
William Ewing Read
1820–1847
Anthony James Read
1823–1876
John Coleman Read
1827–1845
Nancy Ellen Read
1832–1849

Sources (2)

  • John Coleman Read, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Legacy NFS Source: John C Read - burial: ; Pleasant Green, Cooper, Missouri, United States

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Siblings (6)

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World Events (3)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Age 3

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.

1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens

Age 3

The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Age 9

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 and Scottish: variant of Reed .

History: A family called Read were established in America in the early 18th century by John Read, who was born in Dublin, sixth in descent from Sir Thomas Read of Berkshire, England. His son, George Read (1733–98), was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and as a lawyer helped frame the Constitution.

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

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