Brief Life History of Rebecca Walker
When Rebecca Walker Johnstun was born on 9 August 1813, in Morris Township, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, James Johnstun, was 29 and her mother, Amity Welch, was 28. She married Nathan Ezekiel Lewis on 6 November 1838, in Far West, Caldwell, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died on 22 December 1864, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 51.
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- Rebecca W Lewis in household of Nathan Lewis, "United States Census, 1860"
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
- Rebecca Walker Johnston Lewis, "Find A Grave Index"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1825
Historical Boundaries: 1825: Hancock, Illinois, United States
1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name, deriving in most cases from the place so called in Annandale, in Dumfriesshire. This is derived from the genitive case of the personal name John + + Middle English ton ‘town, village, settlement’ (Old English tūn). There are other places in Scotland so called, including the city of Perth, which used to be known as Saint John's Toun, and some of these may also be sources of the surname.
English: habitational name from Johnson Hall (Staffordshire), recorded as Johannestonc. 1233 and Joneston in 1314. The placename means ‘John's settlement’, from the genitive case of the Middle English personal name Johan, Jon (see John ) + Middle English ton ‘town, village, settlement’.
History: As far as can be ascertained, most Scottish bearers of this surname are descendants of John, probably a Norman baron from England, who held lands at Johnstone in Annandale from the Bruce family in the late 12th century. His son Gilbert was the first to take the surname Johnstone and their descendants later held the earldom of Annandale.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Rebecca loved to draw.
Rebecca Walker Johnstun (Johnston) Rebecca loved to draw on anything she could get her hands on. She would exercised her talents. While crossing the plains she would draw and paint things she saw and …
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