John Peter Glenn (1793 - 1868)

Born 1 Sep 1793 in Anderson, Pendleton, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Elizabeth (Vinson) Glenn — married 18 Feb 1818 in Adair, Kentucky, USA

Descendants

Died 17 Sep 1868 at age 75 in Pleasantville, Marion, Iowa, United States

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Biography

John Peter Glenn was born on 01 Sep 1793 in Pendleton District, Anderson, South Carolina, USA as the first child of John Porter Glenn and Jane Burris.^[1][2] He had seven siblings, namely: Elizabeth, Samuel P., Elizabeth Jane, Thomas Morrow, Sarah "Sally", Isaac Y., and Hugh J.. He died on 17 Sep 1868 in Pleasantville, Marion, Iowa, USA.^[1][3][2] When he was 24, he married Nancy Elizabeth Vinson on 18 Feb 1818 in Adair, Kentucky, USA.^[4][1]

John Peter Glenn lived in Pleasant Grove, Marion, Iowa, USA in 1856.^[5] He was counted in the 1860 census in Pleasant Grove, Marion, Iowa, USA and remained there until his death.^[6][7] He was buried in Pleasantville, Marion, Iowa, USA (Pleasantville Cemetery, Row 7, North 1/2, East Section (next to wife)).^[8][3][2]

John Peter Glenn and Nancy Elizabeth Vinson had the following children:

1. James William Glenn was born on 27 Nov 1817 in Crawford County, Indiana, USA. James William died on 18 Jan 1881 in Pleasantville, Marion County, Iowa, USA.
2. Jane Glenn was born on 07 Jun 1820 in Waynesville, De Witt, Illinois, USA. Jane died on 24 Mar 1891 (Washington Center, Harrison County, Missouri, United States of America).
3. Dorinda Jane Glenn was born on 09 Nov 1822 in Illinois, USA. Dorinda Jane died on 17 Mar 1855 in Kansas, USA.
4. Jesse Vinson Glenn was born on 03 May 1825. Jesse Vinson died on 05 Sep 1902.
5. William Morrow Glenn was born in 1828 in Waynesville, De Witt, Illinois, USA. William Morrow died in 1897 in Pleasantville, Marion County, Iowa, USA.

Notes

Pleasantville Twp., Marion, Iowa

excerpt from Pioneers of Marion county", by Wm. Donnel

John P. Glenn was born in Pendleton county, NC, September 1, 1793; moved from thence to Jackson County, TN (formed in 1801 from Smith County and is along northern border with KY. Outline expanded in 1803, only to shrink in 1806, it shrank again in 1842, expanded in 1844, shrank in 1854, and finally Clay County was taken out of the northern part of the county in 1870 to reach it present outline ), thence to Crawford county, IN., thence to Sangamon county, IL, from thence to Jefferson county, IA, in '38, and from thence to this county in the spring of 1845, and settled in Polk Twsp., near Eagle Rock, where he remained one season, and raised a crop on a claim belong to F. M. Clifton. In the spring following he moved to and made a claim on what is now section 27, Pleasant Grove, where he remained till the day of his death, September 16, 1868, aged 75 years and 17 days. Mrs. Glenn survived him 15 months, and died December 5, 1869, aged 75 years and 25 days.

Mr. Glenn was for many years a minister of the gospel, of the Christian denomination; and in connection with Isaac Metcalf, an elder and local preacher of the same order, organized societies in various parts of the township in '48. He also preached and organized churches in Warren and Polk counties, at an early date. James Gill also organized churches of the same order, in the township, in '48-9. Wm. Knite, a brother-in-law to Samuel Tibbett, a preacher of the M. E. Church, preached at Mr. T.'s, and organized a church there at an early date. The first building erected for religious services, was in Pleasantville, in '52, under the pastoral charge of James Woods. The building now belongs to the Methodists.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), Ancestry.com, John Porter Glenn, son of John Porter Glenn, Jane Saline, born 1 Sep 1793, Anderson Co., SC; married Nancy Elizabeth Vinson, 18 Feb 1815, Adair County, KY; died 16 Sep 1868, Pleasantville, Marion Co, IA.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 August 2018), memorial page for John Peter or Porter Glenn (1 Sep 1793–17 Sep 1868), Find A Grave Memorial no. 60426789, citing Pleasantville Cemetery, Pleasantville, Marion County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Leslie MITCHELL Smith (contributor 46822450).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990", FamilySearch, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVHB-53V : 10 February 2018), John P. Glenn, 17 Sep 1868; citing Marion, Iowa, reference ; FHL microfilm 986,183.
4. ↑ "Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850, Dodd, Jordan, Comp.", Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com), John P. Glen and Nancy Vinson, 18 Feb 1818, Adair, Kentucky, USA.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com, Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 (Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007), Iowa, Marion, Pleasant Grove, p. 637, dwelling 101, family 101, John P Glenn, Nancy Glenn, James W Glenn, John P Glenn.
6. ↑ 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, NARA microfilm publication M653, Roll 335, Iowa, Marion, Pleasant Grove, page 66, dwelling 449, family 420, John P Glenn, Nancy Glenn, William Glenn, Martha J Glenn, Elisabeth E Glenn; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com). FamilySearch Record
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} William M. Donnel, Pioneers of Marion county: consisting of a general history of the county from its early settlement to the present date. Also, the geography and history of each township, including brief biographical sketches of some of the more prominent early settlers in each, together with numerous incidents illustrative of pioneer life more than twenty-five years ago (Des Moines, Ia: Republican steam printing house, 1872), p. 321. Archives.org.
8. ↑ "Iowa, Cemetery Records, 1662-1999", Ancestry.org Operations, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com), Cemetery Records of Marion County, Iowa, p. 29A, Pleasantville Cemetery, Pleasantville, Marion, Iowa; John P Glenn, DOB abt 1793, DOD 17 Sep 1868, Age 75, wife Nancy. citing: Works Project Administration. Graves Registration Project. Washington, D.C.: n.p., n.d.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60426789/john-p.-glenn
• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/60426789/john-p.-glenn : accessed 17 July 2021), memorial page for John P. Glenn (1 Sep 1793–17 Sep 1868), Find a Grave Memorial ID 60426789, citing Pleasantville Cemetery, Pleasantville, Marion County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Leslie MITCHELL Smith (contributor 46822450) .