John Bethewel Thatcher

Brief Life History of John Bethewel

When John Bethewel Thatcher was born on 23 October 1834, in Springfield Township, Clark, Ohio, United States, his father, Hezekiah Thatcher, was 25 and his mother, Alena Kitchen, was 26. He married Rachel Hannah Davis on 10 March 1858, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Salmon Falls, El Dorado, California, United States in 1850 and Gentile Valley, Bannock, Idaho, United States in 1900. He died on 16 September 1917, in Thatcher, Bannock, Idaho, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Logan Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Bethewel Thatcher
1834–1917
Rachel Hannah Davis
1837–1882
Marriage: 10 March 1858
John Bethewel Thatcher Jr
1859–1938
Hezekiah Thatcher
1860–1864
Sarah Catherine Thatcher
1862–1868
Eva Thatcher
1864–1865
Milton Herbert Thatcher
1865–1908
Nathan Davis Thatcher
1867–1958
Lula Thatcher
1869–1949
Lettie Thatcher
1871–1963
Howard Elmer Thatcher
1873–1945
Gilbert Thatcher
1876–1959
Henry Kitchen Thatcher
1878–1921

Sources (119)

  • Unknown, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Family Data Collection - Births
  • John B. Thatcher, "United States Western States Marriage Index"

World Events (8)

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.

1847

EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Christian Barfuss BIRTH 1 Jun 1800 Bern, Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland, Bern, Switzerland DEATH 16 Apr 1847 (aged 46) Bern, Switzerland BURIAL Logan City Cemetery Logan, Cache County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 27371672

1859 · Logan is Founded

"\""During the end of April, David Reese and his company settled the land north of the Logan River. That area was the second permanent settlement in Cache Valley and the future location of Logan. The city's boundary was drawn by Logan's first bishop, Jesse W. Fox, a government engineer. The name \""\""Logan\""\"" comes from a trapper that used to frequent the area before the pioneers came to the valley.\"""

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a thatcher, someone who covered roofs in straw, from an agent derivative of Middle English thach(en) ‘to thatch’ (Old English thæccan).

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

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My Grandparents

John Bethewel Thatcher, son of Hezekiah and Alley Kitchen, was born October 22, 1834, in Springfield, Ohio. Grandfathers earliest memories were of the persecutions of the Saints in Nauvoo. A …

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