John William Fawcett was born on 1 May 1830 to Thomas and Margaret Fawcett in Ireland. John's family were Protestant in a predominate Catholic Ireland. There is a family story that mentions one time when John was in a baby carriage with a nurse pushing him, the nurse was stopped by soldiers (who were Catholic). To protect the baby, the nurse lied and said that infant John was her baby (she was Catholic), and so he was saved.
John and his family left Ireland during the rebellion of the Protestants and Catholics. On the boat coming over, there were Dutch women knitting. For entertainment, young John would grab their balls of yarn and run away with them. The Fawcett family arrived in New York on the 12 August 1835 on the ship called "Fredonia." The ship records state that John was 5 years old at the time of his arrival to the U.S. The Thomas and Margaret Fawcett family lived in Illinois and Missouri for a time, before moving on to Minnesota.
In 1858, John married Ellen Jane Hoover in Cincinnati, Ohio, according to Ellen Jane Hoover's statement in Thomas Fawcett's Civil War Pension files. Note: Thomas Fawcett was John's younger brother.
John was a very successful business man at one time. He had a ferry dock landing on the Mississippi River around Alton, Illinois. But because of his love of gambling, he would lose everything and he would have to take his wife and children and move again and start all over. The family lived in various places in Missouri and Illinois before moving to the West in Colorado.
John and Jane lived the last years of their lives in Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado. The following children were born to their union:
1. John William Fawcett II, born 19 February 1861; d. 19 Sep. 1898 in El Paso, Texas (his remains were brought to rest in Pueblo, Colorado.)
2. Thomas Fawcett, born 28 November 1863; died 18 September 1925.
3. Emma E. Fawcett, born 7 February 1866; died 18 June 1935 in California.
4. George Andrew Fawcett, born 13 April 1868; died 19 May 1875.
5. Margaret Ellen Fawcett, born 16 January 1870; died 2 February 1942.
6. Eliza Belle Fawcett, born 21 September 1873; died 29 July 1966.
7. Fannie May Fawcett, born 13 May 1878; died 8 February 1883.
NOTE: Information on names and dates of children and their births come from the Fawcett Family Bible.
John's headstone states he was 67 years old at the time of his death, but he more than likely was 69 years old. John's daughter Emma wrote in the family bible that her father was born in 1833. However, the ship records state that John was 5 years old when he and his parents and siblings arrived in the U.S. I believe that the ship records would be more accurate, as his parents gave that information (and they would have known if John was 5-years old not 2-years old).
~ Biography created by Rachelle Humble, a 3x great granddaughter of John William Fawcett.
John and his family left Ireland during the rebellion of the Protestants and Catholics. On the boat coming over, there were Dutch women knitting. For entertainment, young John would grab their balls of yarn and run away with them. The Fawcett family arrived in New York on the 12 August 1835 on the ship called "Fredonia." The ship records state that John was 5 years old at the time of his arrival to the U.S. The Thomas and Margaret Fawcett family lived in Illinois and Missouri for a time, before moving on to Minnesota.
In 1858, John married Ellen Jane Hoover in Cincinnati, Ohio, according to Ellen Jane Hoover's statement in Thomas Fawcett's Civil War Pension files. Note: Thomas Fawcett was John's younger brother.
John was a very successful business man at one time. He had a ferry dock landing on the Mississippi River around Alton, Illinois. But because of his love of gambling, he would lose everything and he would have to take his wife and children and move again and start all over. The family lived in various places in Missouri and Illinois before moving to the West in Colorado.
John and Jane lived the last years of their lives in Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado. The following children were born to their union:
1. John William Fawcett II, born 19 February 1861; d. 19 Sep. 1898 in El Paso, Texas (his remains were brought to rest in Pueblo, Colorado.)
2. Thomas Fawcett, born 28 November 1863; died 18 September 1925.
3. Emma E. Fawcett, born 7 February 1866; died 18 June 1935 in California.
4. George Andrew Fawcett, born 13 April 1868; died 19 May 1875.
5. Margaret Ellen Fawcett, born 16 January 1870; died 2 February 1942.
6. Eliza Belle Fawcett, born 21 September 1873; died 29 July 1966.
7. Fannie May Fawcett, born 13 May 1878; died 8 February 1883.
NOTE: Information on names and dates of children and their births come from the Fawcett Family Bible.
John's headstone states he was 67 years old at the time of his death, but he more than likely was 69 years old. John's daughter Emma wrote in the family bible that her father was born in 1833. However, the ship records state that John was 5 years old when he and his parents and siblings arrived in the U.S. I believe that the ship records would be more accurate, as his parents gave that information (and they would have known if John was 5-years old not 2-years old).
~ Biography created by Rachelle Humble, a 3x great granddaughter of John William Fawcett.
John William Fawcett was born on 1 May 1830 to Thomas and Margaret Fawcett in Ireland. John's family were Protestant in a predominate Catholic Ireland. There is a family story that mentions one time when John was in a baby carriage with a nurse pushing him, the nurse was stopped by soldiers (who were Catholic). To protect the baby, the nurse lied and said that infant John was her baby (she was Catholic), and so he was saved.
John and his family left Ireland during the rebellion of the Protestants and Catholics. On the boat coming over, there were Dutch women knitting. For entertainment, young John would grab their balls of yarn and run away with them. The Fawcett family arrived in New York on the 12 August 1835 on the ship called "Fredonia." The ship records state that John was 5 years old at the time of his arrival to the U.S. The Thomas and Margaret Fawcett family lived in Illinois and Missouri for a time, before moving on to Minnesota.
In 1858, John married Ellen Jane Hoover in Cincinnati, Ohio, according to Ellen Jane Hoover's statement in Thomas Fawcett's Civil War Pension files. Note: Thomas Fawcett was John's younger brother.
John was a very successful business man at one time. He had a ferry dock landing on the Mississippi River around Alton, Illinois. But because of his love of gambling, he would lose everything and he would have to take his wife and children and move again and start all over. The family lived in various places in Missouri and Illinois before moving to the West in Colorado.
John and Jane lived the last years of their lives in Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado. The following children were born to their union:
1. John William Fawcett II, born 19 February 1861; d. 19 Sep. 1898 in El Paso, Texas (his remains were brought to rest in Pueblo, Colorado.)
2. Thomas Fawcett, born 28 November 1863; died 18 September 1925.
3. Emma E. Fawcett, born 7 February 1866; died 18 June 1935 in California.
4. George Andrew Fawcett, born 13 April 1868; died 19 May 1875.
5. Margaret Ellen Fawcett, born 16 January 1870; died 2 February 1942.
6. Eliza Belle Fawcett, born 21 September 1873; died 29 July 1966.
7. Fannie May Fawcett, born 13 May 1878; died 8 February 1883.
NOTE: Information on names and dates of children and their births come from the Fawcett Family Bible.
John's headstone states he was 67 years old at the time of his death, but he more than likely was 69 years old. John's daughter Emma wrote in the family bible that her father was born in 1833. However, the ship records state that John was 5 years old when he and his parents and siblings arrived in the U.S. I believe that the ship records would be more accurate, as his parents gave that information (and they would have known if John was 5-years old not 2-years old).
~ Biography created by Rachelle Humble, a 3x great granddaughter of John William Fawcett.
John and his family left Ireland during the rebellion of the Protestants and Catholics. On the boat coming over, there were Dutch women knitting. For entertainment, young John would grab their balls of yarn and run away with them. The Fawcett family arrived in New York on the 12 August 1835 on the ship called "Fredonia." The ship records state that John was 5 years old at the time of his arrival to the U.S. The Thomas and Margaret Fawcett family lived in Illinois and Missouri for a time, before moving on to Minnesota.
In 1858, John married Ellen Jane Hoover in Cincinnati, Ohio, according to Ellen Jane Hoover's statement in Thomas Fawcett's Civil War Pension files. Note: Thomas Fawcett was John's younger brother.
John was a very successful business man at one time. He had a ferry dock landing on the Mississippi River around Alton, Illinois. But because of his love of gambling, he would lose everything and he would have to take his wife and children and move again and start all over. The family lived in various places in Missouri and Illinois before moving to the West in Colorado.
John and Jane lived the last years of their lives in Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado. The following children were born to their union:
1. John William Fawcett II, born 19 February 1861; d. 19 Sep. 1898 in El Paso, Texas (his remains were brought to rest in Pueblo, Colorado.)
2. Thomas Fawcett, born 28 November 1863; died 18 September 1925.
3. Emma E. Fawcett, born 7 February 1866; died 18 June 1935 in California.
4. George Andrew Fawcett, born 13 April 1868; died 19 May 1875.
5. Margaret Ellen Fawcett, born 16 January 1870; died 2 February 1942.
6. Eliza Belle Fawcett, born 21 September 1873; died 29 July 1966.
7. Fannie May Fawcett, born 13 May 1878; died 8 February 1883.
NOTE: Information on names and dates of children and their births come from the Fawcett Family Bible.
John's headstone states he was 67 years old at the time of his death, but he more than likely was 69 years old. John's daughter Emma wrote in the family bible that her father was born in 1833. However, the ship records state that John was 5 years old when he and his parents and siblings arrived in the U.S. I believe that the ship records would be more accurate, as his parents gave that information (and they would have known if John was 5-years old not 2-years old).
~ Biography created by Rachelle Humble, a 3x great granddaughter of John William Fawcett.
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