Brief Life History of John Byce
When John Byce Walton was born on 24 April 1834, in Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, United States, his father, Alfred Benjamin Walton, was 26 and his mother, Sarah Buys, was 24. He married Mary Elizabeth Benson on 16 July 1853, in Santa Cruz, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Murray Judicial Township, Alameda, California, United States in 1880. He died on 5 August 1915, in Pleasanton, Alameda, California, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Pleasanton, Alameda, California, United States.
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- J B Walton, "United States Census, 1910"
- John Price Walton, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
- James B. Walton in entry for Lottie G. Matthes, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1853
Historical Boundaries: 1853: Alameda, California, United States
1857 · 7.9 Earthquake In Fort Tejon
The Fort Tejon earthquake, on January 9, 1857, registered at 7.9, making it one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in the United States. Only two people were killed, largely due to the sparse population in the area where the earthquake occurred. As a result of the large scale shaking, the Kern River was turned upstream and fish were stranded miles from Tulare Lake as the waters were rocked so far from its banks.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of numerous places called Walton, which are named with Old English walh ‘foreigner, Briton, serf’ (genitive plural wala), wald ‘woodland’, wall ‘wall’, or wælla ‘well, spring, stream’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
History: George Walton (1741–1804) signed the Declaration of Independence. He was born in Prince Edward County, VA, whither his grandfather had emigrated from England in 1682. He moved to Savannah, GA, and became governor of GA and a prominent jurist.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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John Bice Walton
Birth: Apr. 24, 1834 Mansfield Richland County Ohio, USA Death: Sep. 5, 1915 Pleasanton Alameda County California, USA John was born in Mansfield, Ohio during the Mormon migration from Ne …
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