Brief Life History of John Wesley
When John Wesley Parson was born on 13 October 1867, in Knox, Knox, Illinois, United States, his father, John Wesley Parson, was 41 and his mother, Lydia Hartman, was 36. He lived in Manito, Mason, Illinois, United States in 1870 and Cedron, Lincoln, Kansas, United States for about 20 years. He died on 30 December 1938, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 71.
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- John Parson in household of John Parson, "United States Census, 1870"
- John W Parson in household of John Parson, "United States Census, 1880"
- John W Parson in household of John Parson, "United States Census, 1900"
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1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
1871
In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English: status name or nickname from Middle English persone, persoun ‘priest, parson’ (Old French persone). The status of medieval bearers of the surname is uncertain. Priests were generally known by a habitational name rather than by a surname denoting their role in the church. They were not allowed to marry, but doubtless many had illegitimate children, some of whom may have been given Parson as a surname. Some of the original bearers may have been given it as a nickname (compare Priest , Bishop , Monk ) or it may have been an occupational name for someone who worked for the parson (a shortened form of Personesservaunt perhaps).
English: in northern England and the North Midlands especially, it is often a variant of Pearson . For the change in vowel compare Parr .
Americanized form of Swedish Pärsson, Pehrsson (see Pehrson ) or Persson , patronymics from vernacular shortened forms of the personal name Peter .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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