John Daly Amis

Brief Life History of John Daly

When John Daly Amis was born in 1830, in Tennessee, United States, his father, William Woodson Amis, was 32 and his mother, Mary Greer Anderson, was 25. He married Margaret Hardison Daniel on 8 June 1852, in Maury, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 28 February 1868, in Maury, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 38.

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Family Time Line

John Daly Amis
1830–1868
Margaret Hardison
1839–
Marriage: 19 October 1854
William A. Amis
1856–
Humphrey Marshall Amis
1863–1887
Nannie S. Amis
1866–
Adda L. Amis
1868–

Sources (16)

  • John D Amis, "United States Census, 1860"
  • John D Amis, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • John Amis in household of William Amis, "United States Census, 1850"

World Events (6)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1835 · The Hermitage is Built

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): variant of Ames .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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