Brief Life History of John J.
When John J. Hartfield was born on 7 June 1850, in Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, United States, his father, Samuel Asa Hartfield, was 48 and his mother, Olive Fillingame, was 36. He married Elizabeth Ann Barrett in 1872, in Marion, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Carley, Marion, Mississippi, United States in 1880 and Leon, Florida, United States in 1885. He died on 5 February 1916, in Lamar, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Lamar, Mississippi, United States.
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- John J Hartsfield, "Florida State Census, 1885"
- John Hartfield, "Find A Grave Index"
- John J. Hartfield in entry for Sarah Overstreet, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
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1861
Florida has had 6 Constitutions since it became a state. The first Constitution was drafted in Saint Joseph, now known as Port St. Joe. Presently Florida is governed by the Constitution of 1968.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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.
Name Meaning
English (Sussex and Surrey): habitational name from Hartfield (East Sussex), from Old English heorot ‘stag, hart’ + feld ‘open country’.
Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Herzfeld .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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