Brief Life History of Joseph Sharp
When Joseph Sharp Rawlins was born on 9 April 1823, in Carrollton, Greene, Illinois, United States, his father, James Rawlins, was 29 and his mother, Jane Sharp, was 29. He married Mary Ellen Frost on 1 February 1844, in Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Election Precinct 11, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900 and Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. He registered for military service in 1854. He died on 13 October 1900, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Joseph L Rollins, "United States Census, 1850"
- Joseph S. Rawlins, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Joseph Sharp Rawlins, "Find A Grave Index"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1832 · Black Hawk War
"The Black Hawk War was a brief conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of other tribes, known as the ""British Band"", crossed the Mississippi River, into Illinois, from Iowa Indian Territory in April 1832. Black Hawk's motives were ambiguous, but records show that he was hoping to avoid bloodshed while resettling on tribal land that had been given to the United States in the 1804 Treaty of St. Louis."
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Rawlings .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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