When Rev. David Tunnell was born on 25 November 1800, in Spotsylvania Court House, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States, his father, Rev. Stephen Tunnell Sr., was 47 and his mother, Kezia Money, was 45. He married Elizabeth McClure on 4 May 1829, in Washington, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Morgan, Morgan, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Morgan, Illinois, United States in 1860. In 1828, at the age of 28, his occupation is listed as pastor in Liberty, Ohio, Kentucky, United States. He died on 22 August 1872, at the age of 71, and was buried in Schrock Cemetery, Duncan Township, Sullivan, Missouri, United States.
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The Cane Ridge Revival took place for six days in Cane Ridge, Kentucky. From August 6, 1801- August 12 or 13, 1801, around 20 thousand people gathered together for what was called the Second Great Awakening.
Historical Boundaries 1803: Louisiana Purchase, United States 1812: Missouri Territory, United States 1821: Missouri, United States
Vandalia was founded in 1819 as a new capital because Kaskaskia was under the threat of floods. The history of the name Vandalia is uncertain. Under the law which Vandalia was founded states that the title of capital would not be moved from there for twenty years. Even though it was the capital it was never the most populous area in Illinois.
English (Surrey): apparently from an unrecorded Middle English female personal name Ton(h)ild (Old English Tūnhild, from tūn ‘enclosure, farm, village’ + hild ‘battle’).
Americanized form of French Tonnelier: occupational name for a cooper, (Old) French tonnelier.
History: This surname (see 2 above) is listed in the register of Huguenot ancestors recognized by the Huguenot Society of South Carolina. It refers to Guillaume Tunnell (born 1702 in Brittany, France, died 1787 in VA), who is in the similar register of the (US) National Huguenot Society named Guillaume Tonnelier alias William Tunnel.
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