When Arthur Morrison Rawson was born on 17 June 1840, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Horace Strong Rawson, was 40 and his mother, Elizabeth Coffin, was 32. He married Margaret Angeline Pace on 3 February 1857, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Alicel, Union, Oregon, United States in 1900. He registered for military service in 1857. He died on 28 February 1923, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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In 1841, the Nauvoo Legion was organized. It was a group of men formed to protect the people of Nauvoo but also fought in different wars. Joseph Smith was the Lieutenant General of this group. Other leaders included Brigham Young, John C. Bennett, and others. They were part of the Illinois Mormon War (1844-1846), Mexican-American War (March of California, Capture of Tucson), Indian Wars (Battle Creek Massacre, Battle of Fort Utah, Walker War, Ute Black Hawk War, Mountain Meadows Massacre), American Civil War, and Morrisite War. The Legion was disbanded in 1887.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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English: patronymic meaning ‘son of Rauf or Rau’, Middle English forms of Ralph (see Rawe 3).
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Possible Related Names[Son of Horace Strong Rawson] 16 December 1827 – 18 February 1892 Oldest Brother of Arthur Morrison Rawson An Autobiography completed in Farr West, 28 January 1892 This is a more detailed account of …
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