Brief Life History of John
When John Wamsley was born on 9 September 1783, in Virginia, United States, his father, Thomas Wamsley, was 31 and his mother, Margaret Comfort Ingram, was 28. He married Sarah Parks about 1818, in Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 4 April 1862, in Montgomery, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 78.
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- John Warmsley, "United States Census, 1850"
- John Wamsley in entry for Louisa F Tracy, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
- John Wamsley, "United States Census, 1860"
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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.
1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): variant of Walmsley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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