Brief Life History of John
When John Bartholomew was born on 11 September 1845, in McLean, Illinois, United States, his father, Joseph Bartholomew Sr., was 25 and his mother, Polly Benson, was 29. He married Eliza Roxie Metcalf on 11 October 1868, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He registered for military service in 1906. He died on 23 September 1914, in Fayette, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Fayette Cemetery, Fayette, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- CENSUS: IA, Pottawattamie Co., John Pratholamil in household of Joseph Pratholamil, "United States Census, 1850"
- Utah, Select Marriages, 1887-1966
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1862
Historical Boundaries: 1862: Millard, Utah Territory, United States 1862: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Bertilmew, Bertelmy, a borrowing of the Old French form of the Biblical personal name Bartholomew (from Latin Bartholomaeus; Hebrew ‘son of Talmai’, said to mean ‘having many furrows’, i.e. rich in land). This was an extremely popular personal name in Christian Europe, with many vernacular derivatives. It derived its popularity from the apostle Saint Bartholomew (Matthew 10:3), who was, among other things, the patron saint of tanners, vintners, and butlers.
As an Irish name, it has been used as an Anglicized form of Mac Pharthaláin (see McFarlane ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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John Bartholomew's Diary
JOHN BARTHOLOMEW’S DIARY Nov 24, 1876 - July 29, 1877 November 24, 1876: This morning we took up our traps, got one beaver, loaded in our things, bid Rabbit Valley adieu, and started over the mounta …
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