Brief Life History of John
When John Isley was born on 20 August 1795, in Sullivan, Tennessee, United States, his father, Conrad Isley, was 40 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 31. He married Susanna Schnepp on 14 May 1818, in Germantown, Montgomery, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Washington Township, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States in 1850. He died on 1 November 1854, in Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Colburn, Washington Township, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States.
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- John Isley, "United States Census, 1850"
- John Iseley, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- John Isley, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1796 · Tennessee Becomes a State
On June 1, 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a lost or unidentified place, apparently in the east or south of England. There is no clear connection between the surname and Isley Walton in Leicestershire.
Probably an altered form of German Isele, a variant of Eisele .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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