Ann Wanlass

Brief Life History of Ann

When Ann Wanlass was born on 3 May 1813, in Alston, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom, her father, Jackson Wanlass Sr, was 23 and her mother, Mary Russell, was 23. She married William Dawson on 11 February 1858. She died on 22 January 1893, in United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Fotheringham
1790–1880
Ann Wanlass
1813–1893
Marriage: 4 April 1868

Sources (7)

  • Ann Fatheringham in household of William Fatheringham, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Ann Wanless, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Ann Russell Wanless Fotheringham, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

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. 

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Wanless .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

The Lonely Trail

In the little town of Alston, Cumberland County, England near the Scottish border, lived the Wanless and Bell families. The family of Jackson Wanless and Mary Russell consisted of two boys and two gir …

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