John Barton Hinds

Male1829–19 September 1869

Brief Life History of John Barton

When John Barton Hinds was born in 1829, in Wayne, Kentucky, United States, his father, Levi Hinds, was 24 and his mother, Martha Ann Brown, was 20. He married Mary Harrison Herndon on 17 July 1851, in Jasper, Jasper, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Jasper, Jasper, Missouri, United States in 1850. He registered for military service in 1862. He died on 19 September 1869, in Falls, Texas, United States, at the age of 40.

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Family Time Line

John Barton Hinds
1829–1869
Mary Harrison Herndon
1834–1904
Marriage: 17 July 1851
Simon Hinds
1850–
Martha Jane Hinds
1853–
Mary Frances Hinds
1856–1935
Sarah Elizabeth Hinds
1856–1933
Emma Viola Hinds
1859–1934
Belladonia Hinds
1860–1909
Thomas Hinds
1862–1936
Joseph Hinds
1866–
Dudley Hinds
1867–
Johny D Hinds
1870–

Sources (6)

  • John Hinds, "United States Census, 1850"
  • John Hinds in entry for Thomas Hinds, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
  • John R. Hinds, "Missouri, Marriages, 1750-1920"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    17 July 1851Jasper, Jasper, Missouri, United States
  • Children (10)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening

    Age 1

    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 1

    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.

    1844 · German Immigration to Texas

    Age 15

    Over 7,000 German immigrants arrived in Texas. Some of these new arrivals died in epidemics; those that survived ended up living in cities such as San Antonio, Galveston, and Houston. Other German settlers went to the Texas Hill Country and formed the western portion of the German Belt, where new towns were founded: New Braunfels and Fredericksburg.

    Name Meaning

    English and Scottish: post-medieval variant of Hind , with excrescent -s.

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

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