Brief Life History of Christianna
When Christianna Vanatta was born on 18 January 1836, in Ohio, United States, her father, Stephen L. VanAtta, was 32 and her mother, Susannah Barnes, was 30. She married Jacob Paul Huston on 17 August 1852, in Perry, Lake, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Jackson Township, Perry, Ohio, United States in 1860 and Christy Township, Lawrence, Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 16 August 1898, in Sumner, Lawrence, Illinois, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Sumner, Lawrence, Illinois, United States.
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- Christina Houston in household of Jacob Houston, "United States Census, 1870"
- Christienna Vanatta, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Christiann Huston, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1855
Historical Boundaries: 1855: Lawrence, Illinois, United States
Name Meaning
Altered form of Van Natter or of its original Dutch form Van Etten . Compare Vannatta .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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