Brief Life History of John
When John Walthall was born in 1792, in Prince Edward, Virginia, United States, his father, Thomas Walthall, was 36 and his mother, Ann Holcombe, was 31. He married Sarah Ann Dillard on 11 October 1824, in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 27 May 1851, at the age of 59.
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- John Walthall, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- John Walthall, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
- John Walthall in entry for Jaqueline M Wood, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"
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1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
English (Derbyshire and Cheshire): variant of Walthew, from the Middle English personal name Walthef, Waldef, Walthew, Wallef (Old English Wælthēof), an Anglicized form of Old Norse Valthiófr, composed of the elements val ‘battle’ + thiofr ‘thief’, i.e. one who snatched victory out of defeat in battle. The personal name is mostly recorded in northern England and the North Midlands. For the name in Scotland, see Waldie .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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