Brief Life History of Julia Ann
When Julia Ann Zundel was born on 25 August 1839, in Unity, Plum, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Johannes Penotus Zundel, was 47 and her mother, Anna Christina Lautenschlager, was 28. She married John Meredith Couch in 1854, in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died on 11 October 1900, in Italy, Ellis, Texas, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Italy Cemetery, Italy, Ellis, Texas, United States.
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- Julia Couch in household of John Couch, "United States Census, 1870"
- Julia Ann Zundel Couch, "Find A Grave Index"
- Julia Zundles in entry for Joseph Regen Couch, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"
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1841 · The Nauvoo Legion
In 1841, the Nauvoo Legion was organized. It was a group of men formed to protect the people of Nauvoo but also fought in different wars. Joseph Smith was the Lieutenant General of this group. Other leaders included Brigham Young, John C. Bennett, and others. They were part of the Illinois Mormon War (1844-1846), Mexican-American War (March of California, Capture of Tucson), Indian Wars (Battle Creek Massacre, Battle of Fort Utah, Walker War, Ute Black Hawk War, Mountain Meadows Massacre), American Civil War, and Morrisite War. The Legion was disbanded in 1887.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1860
Historical Boundaries: 1860: Ellis, Texas, United States
Name Meaning
German (also Zündel): from a diminutive of Zunder, a metonymic occupational name for a seller of kindling wood, from Middle High German zunder ‘tinder’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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