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11 July 1834 West Virginia, USA
Died
29 August 1905 Tucson, Arizona Territory

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Born: 11 July 1834 in West Virginia, USA

Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown


J. H. TEVIS died 29 August 1905 in Tucson, Arizona Territory.
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Recorded occupation: Merchant

A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
Source: tfcq.ca

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BirthBirth — 1834
11 July 1834
West Virginia, USA
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
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Name: J. H. Tevis
Gender: Male
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Place: Bowie, Arizona
Death Date: 29 Aug 1905
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Place: Tucson, Pima, Arizona
Age: 71
Birth Date: 11 Jul 1834
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Place: West Virginia
Occupation: Merchant
Race: white
Marital Status: Married
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Film Number: 2114400
Reference ID: fn 1113

'Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FLKS-G4Y : 12 December 2014), J. H. Tevis, 29 Aug 1905; citing Tucson, Pima, Arizona, reference fn 1113, Department of Library and Archives, Phoenix, Arizona; FHL microfilm 2,114,400.'
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Did You Know?Although the name 'Kanawha' was considered, 'West Virginia' was ultimately chosen to name the western counties of the state of Virginia which refused to secede from the Union in 1863. (statesymbolsusa.org)

June 20, 1863 - West Virginia becomes 35th U.S. state. It was part of Virginia until statehood.

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