John Law

Brief Life History of John

When John Law was born in 1844, in Iowa, United States, his father, William Law, was 35 and his mother, Jane Silverthorn, was 29. He lived in Leadville, Lake, Colorado, United States in 1880 and Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States in 1910. He died on 28 May 1911, in Denver, Colorado, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Law
1809–1892
Jane Silverthorn
1815–1882
Richard Law
1834–
Rebecca Law
1836–1836
Thomas James Law
1837–1910
Helen Law
1839–1843
William J Law Jr
1841–1907
John Law
1844–1911
Wilson R Law
1846–1928
Jane "Cys" Law
1848–1918

Sources (9)

  • John Law, "United States Census, 1880"
  • John Law, "Find a Grave Index"
  • Dr John Law, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1846

Iowa is the 29th state.

1863

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

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern English: from a Middle English personal name Law(e), a short form of Lawrence .

Scottish and northern English: topographic name for someone who lived near a hill, northern Middle English law (from Old English hlāw, which generally became low in the south and law in the north). Compare Lowe and Lew .

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 羅, based on its Cantonese pronunciation, see Luo 1.

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

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