John Henry Rollins

Brief Life History of John Henry

When John Henry Rollins was born on 17 February 1842, in Charleston, Lee, Iowa, United States, his father, James Henry Rollins, was 25 and his mother, Eveline Crissy Walker, was 18. He married Nancy Melinda West on 1 April 1860, in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Minersville, Beaver, Utah, United States in 1870 and Snowflake, Apache, Arizona, United States in 1880. He died on 19 October 1887, in Safford, Graham, Arizona, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Safford, Graham, Arizona, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Henry Rollins
1842–1887
Nancy Melinda West
1844–1917
Marriage: 1 April 1860
Ephraim Edward Rollins
1861–1887
Anatha Rollins
–1866
Nancy Malinda Rollins
1863–1946
John Henry Rollins
1865–1889
William Samuel Rollins
1867–1934
Guy Washington Rollins
1868–1955
Jesse West Rollins
1872–1930
Iles Marion Rollins
1873–1922
Moses Porter Rollins
1875–1896
Charles Watson Rollins
1876–1879
Margaret Eve Rollins
1882–1967
Emma Jane Rollins
1883–1947

Sources (49)

  • Jno H Rawlins in household of J H Rawlins, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: John Henry Rollins - Government record: Census record: birth-name: James H. Rollins
  • John Henry Rollins, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1843

Historical Boundaries: 1843: Lee, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Lee, Iowa, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1856

Historical Boundaries: 1856: Iron, Utah Territory, United States 1856: Beaver, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Beaver, Utah, United States

Name Meaning

English: variant of Rolling , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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