Brief Life History of William
When William Shotwell was born on 18 January 1812, in Clermont, Ohio, United States, his father, John Shotwell, was 28 and his mother, Mary Stevens, was 26. He married Julia Ann Moyer on 5 August 1833, in Clermont, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Sterling Township, Brown, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. He died on 10 October 1872, in Williamsburg, Williamsburg Township, Clermont, Ohio, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Sterling Township, Brown, Ohio, United States.
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- William Shotwell, "United States Census, 1840"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Shotwell - Government record: birth-name: William Shotwell
- William Shotwell, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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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.
1824
Sterling Township was established in 1824 from land given by Perry and Pike townships.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
Possibly English: habitational name from a lost orunidentified place.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Grandma Anna Erving Shotwell
At the request of my daughter Mae I am jotting down. Annie Erving Shotwell was born 10th of July 1863 in Williamsburg Ohio Clermont (Ceo). Williamsburg was a beautiful little hamlet on the banks of a …
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