Brief Life History of Job
When Job Claywell was born about 1786, in Bedford, Virginia, United States, his father, Shadrach Claywell, was 30 and his mother, Amelia Rush, was 27. He married Elizabeth J Cox about 1820, in United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Winchester, Scott, Illinois, United States for about 5 years. He died on 11 September 1874, in Scott, Illinois, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Winchester, Scott, Illinois, United States.
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- Job Claywell, "Illinois State Census, 1855"
- John Claywell in entry for George W Claywell and Mary Baker, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Job Claywell, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (8)
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1788 · Becomes the 10th state
On June 25, 1788 Virginia became the 10th state.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Claywell in Dorset or Claywell Farmin Oxfordshire, named from Old English clǣg ‘clay’ +wella ‘stream, spring’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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