John Henry Isenhour

Brief Life History of John Henry

When John Henry Isenhour was born on 24 April 1815, in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States, his father, Martin Isenhour, was 25 and his mother, Rachel Hahn, was 20. He married Sarah A. "Sally" Stine on 2 November 1840, in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Clines Township, Catawba, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years. He died on 3 May 1881, in Catawba, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Long View, Catawba, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Henry Isenhour
1815–1881
Sarah A. "Sally" Stine
1820–1901
Marriage: 2 November 1840
Marcus Joshua Isenhour
1841–1864
John Isenhour
1844–1921
Daniel Isenhour
1846–1943
Catherine Ann Isenhour
1851–
Wilson Monroe Isenhower
1851–1932
David E Isenhower
1854–1948
Harriet S Holler
1855–
Harriett Susan Isenhour
1859–1920
Margaret Belza Isenhour
1861–1922
Rebecca Isanhour
1862–

Sources (26)

  • J H Isanhour, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Henry Eisenhower, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • John Henry Isenhour, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1830 · Trail of Tears

In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Eisenhauer .

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

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