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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- 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"
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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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