John Tidwell Jr.

Brief Life History of John

When John Tidwell Jr. was born on 15 April 1849, in Council Point, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, his father, John Tidwell Sr., was 42 and his mother, Jane Smith, was 36. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. In 1880, at the age of 31, his occupation is listed as farmer in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States. He died on 24 March 1917, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Tidwell Sr.
1807–1887
Jane Smith
1812–1893
James Harvey Tidwell
1829–1896
William Nelson Tidwell
1831–1910
Mary Jane Tidwell
1834–1901
Jefferson Tidwell
1837–1913
Lyman Tidwell
1839–1839
Nancy Ann Tidwell
1840–1840
Martha Tidwell
1842–1881
Mamie Margaret Tidwell
1844–1910
Sarah Tidwell
1846–1931
John Tidwell Jr.
1849–1917
Emma Jane Tidwell
1852–1852
Emeline Mariah Tidwell
1855–1926

Sources (20)

  • John Tidwell in household of John Tidwell, "United States Census, 1850"
  • John Tidwell, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • John Tidwell, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Tideswell, a habitational name from Tideswell in Derbyshire, so named from the Old English personal name Tīdi + Old English wella ‘spring’. This form of the surname is rare in Britain and Ireland.

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

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BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN TIDWELL JR.

John Tidwell was born 15 April 1849 in Pottawattamie, Iowa to John and Jane Smith Tidwell Sr. John came to the Utah Territory with the John Tidwell Company (his father was captain) in 185 …

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