Brief Life History of John Wesley
When John Wesley Master was born in 1849, in Arkansas, United States, his father, David Jackson Master, was 21 and his mother, Mary Jane Higgins, was 18. He married Louisa Barker on 8 November 1872, in Erath, Texas, United States. He lived in Justice Precinct 1, San Saba, Texas, United States in 1880. He died on 23 March 1936, in Graham, Young, Texas, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Jacksboro, Jack, Texas, United States.
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- John Masters, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: John Wesley Master - Individual or family possessions: birth: 1855;
- John W Master, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
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1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Cooke, Texas, United States 1856: Jack, Texas, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Indian Amar, Dhimant, Pravin, Amit, Aruna, Bhanu, Gaurang, Gopal, Haren, Jagu, Jayesh, Kalpesh.
English: occupational name from Middle English maister ‘master’ (Old French maistre). The word had a wide range of applications, and the reference in surnames may be to a schoolmaster, to the master of a farm or house, to the master of an apprentice, or to a ship's captain. In Scotland the eldest sons of barons and the uncles of lords were called Masters, but this is not primarily a Scottish surname.
German: dialect form of Meister and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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