Brief Life History of John William
When John William Ouzts was born on 12 December 1853, in Bankston, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States, his father, David Ouzts, was 37 and his mother, Mary Ann Dean, was 36. He married Malinda Jane A. Crowder on 22 November 1877. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 30 December 1928, in Choctaw, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Reform, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States.
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Sources (4)
- John W Ouzts in household of David Ouzts, "United States Census, 1870"
- John William Ouzts, "Find A Grave Index"
- John Ouzts in entry for Wesley E Ouzts, "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960"
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World Events (8)
1861
Mississippi became the second state to leave the Union at the start of the Civil War in 1861.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Altered form of German Utz , from a pet form of the personal name Ulrich .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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