Brief Life History of Priscilla
When Priscilla Lutz was born on 10 April 1817, in Augusta, Virginia, United States, her father, Johann Baltzer Lutz, was 47 and her mother, Catherine Elizabeth Wunderlich, was 31. She married Ahaz Lair Bryan on 6 October 1835, in Augusta, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Prairie City Township, McDonough, Illinois, United States in 1870 and Macomb, McDonough, Illinois, United States in 1880. She died on 11 November 1897, in Fulton, Illinois, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Point Pleasant Cemetery, Harris Township, Fulton, Illinois, United States.
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- Prulla Swisher in household of John Swisher, "United States Census, 1870"
- Priscilla Brian, "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940"
- Priscilla Lutz Swisher, "Find A Grave Index"
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1818
Illinois is the 21st state.
1829
Historical Boundaries: 1829: McDonough, Illinois, United States
1839 · From Swamp to Beautiful Place
By 1829 Venus, Illinois had grown sufficiently and in 1832 was one of the contenders for the new county seat. However, the honor was awarded to a nearby city, Carthage. In 1834 the name Venus was changed to Commerce because the settlers felt that the new name better suited their plans. But during late 1839, arriving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the small town of Commerce and in April 1840 it was renamed Nauvoo by Joseph Smith Jr., who led the Latter-Day Saints to Nauvoo to escape persecution in Missouri. The name Nauvoo is derived from the traditional Hebrew language. It is notable that by 1844 Nauvoo's population had swollen to around 12,000 residents, rivaling the size of Chicago at the time. After the Latter-Day Saints left the population settled down toward 2,000 people.
Name Meaning
German, Swiss German, and French: from a short form or pet form of Ludwig . Compare Lutes and Lutts .
South German (Lütz): from a short form of the personal name Luizo, Liuzo, derived from an ancient Germanic name formed with liut- ‘people’ as the first element.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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