Brief Life History of John Thomas
When John Thomas Wilt Sr was born on 23 September 1819, in Westernport, Allegany, Maryland, United States, his father, Elisha Jenkins, was 17 and his mother, Alicia Wilt, was 14. He married Mary Elizabeth Warnick on 11 August 1840, in Allegany, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Zihlman, Allegany, Maryland, United States in 1850 and Gilmer, Virginia, United States in 1860. He died on 2 June 1861, in Gilmer, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 41.
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- Thos Wilt, "United States Census, 1850"
- Thomas Wilt, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
- Thomas Will, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"
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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.
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Name Meaning
German: variant of Wild .
Dutch: from the personal name Wilt, a short form of names like Wilbert .
Dutch: variant of De Wilde (see Wilde ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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