Researching Josiah Jamison
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 597 people with the Jamison surname? In that year Jamison was ranked number 2982 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Josiah means "Fire of the Lord" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Josiah Jamison on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Josiah Jamison and the Jamison Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 1311 people with the Jamison surname in the UK? Jamison is now ranked number 2841 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Josiah Jamison
Josiah Jamison
Josiah Jamison (born August 18, 1982) is a visually impaired American sprint runner. He has retinitis pigmentosa, a hereditary eye disease that affects peripheral and night vision. He began racing at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind in Spartanburg and won a gold medal for the United States at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in the 100 m T12 event. He also competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, but was disqualified in both the 100 m and 200 m heats for violating a newly implemented rule that a guide may not separate from the runner farther than 50 cm; his 4 × 100 m relay team also failed to finish at those Paralympics. At the world championships Jamison won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal between 2006 and 2013.
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Other names that sound a bit like Jamison
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Jamesion Jameson Jamieson Jammison Jamson Janisson Jankin Jannequin Jansema Jansen Jansenius Jansens Janson Janssen Janssens Jansson Janzen Jeanequin Jeanesson Jeannequin Jeannesson Jeansonne Jehnzen Jemison Jemmison Jemson Jencken Jenison Jenken Jenkens Jenkin Jenking Jenkins Jenkinson Jenkyn Jennison Jensen Jenson Jimeson Jimison Jimmison Jimpson Jimson Jinkin Jinkins Jinkinson Johanchon Johannessen Johannesson Johannsen Johansen Johanson Johanssen Johansson Johnakin Johnican Johnigan Johniken Johnikin Johnsen Johnson Johnsonbaugh Johnsson Joinson Jonassen Jonasson Jongsma Jonican Jonigan Jonsen Jonson Jonsson Jouannisson Joynson Jungenberg Jungknecht Jungman Junkan Junken Junkin Junkins Junkinson
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