Brief Life History of John
When John McMasters was born on 13 July 1831, in Lawrence, Tennessee, United States, his father, John McMasters Sr, was 42 and his mother, Charity Foust, was 37. He married Manerva Jane Miller on 26 January 1852, in Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Civil District 3, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States in 1900 and Civil District 18, Giles, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years. His occupation is listed as farmer in Lawrence, Tennessee, United States. He died on 27 December 1925, in Giles, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Mount Zion, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States.
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- John Mcmasters in household of Charity Mcmasters, "United States Census, 1850"
- Johathan McMasters, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- John Mcmasters, "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955"
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World Events (8)
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.
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.
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.
Name Meaning
Irish: variant of McMaster , with excrescent English -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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