Navorska tree » James Madison Viers (1824-1865)
Personal data James Madison Viers
- He was born on April 25, 1824 in fortasse, Harrison Co., OH.
- He died on March 23, 1865 in W. Unity, Williams Co., OH, he was 40 years old.
- A child of John Viers and Rebecca B. Salsberry
- This information was last updated on May 23, 2009.
Household of James Madison Viers
He is married to Elizabeth Smith.
They got married on July 18, 1847 at Henry Co., OH, he was 23 years old.
James Madison Viers oo Elizabeth Smith
Marriage source: Alvie L. Jorgensen book, pg 149, xiv Mar MCMXCVI for date of marriage.
Klaus, Terry, The Family Alwood, (Sacramento CA, T.Klaus, Jun MCMXCI), pg. 9, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib. for date of marriage & county/state of marriage. <>
Child(ren):
- Rebecca Adalade Viers -1854
- Bohan Justice Viers 1848-1850
- Bolardus Palerma Viers 1850-1850
- Minnie May Viers 1859-????
- Jennie T. Viers ± 1864-????
Notes about James Madison Viers
James Madison Viers
Source: Alvie Jorgensen book, postmarked xiv Mar MCMXCVI, pg 149
'Issue: 1. James Madison VIERS b. 25 Apr. 1824; d. 23 Mar. 1865 W. Unity, Unity, Williams Co., OH; m. 18 July 1847 Elizabeth SMITH'
Occupation = doctor
Served in Civil War.
Died of desease contracted while serving in the Civil War.
Betwixt Bolardus & Bohan Viers is '( ? ? ), Edward-Albertso (stone broken) 6 Oct 1856 Ae 57y-5m-23d'
Salsberry, Jesse, e-mail to David A. Navorska, (Pub. location unknown, J.S., xxiv Jan MM)
'i. JAMES MADISON3 VIERS, b. April 25, 1825, Fulton Co., OH; d. Bef. 1873'
Lozer, Mark, Surnames of Fulton County Ohio, (Fulton Co., OH, M.L., read vi July MM)
'26 v. James Madison VIERS was born 25 APR 1825 in Fulton Co. OH, and died BEF. 1873.'
'History of Fulton Township From its First Settlement', Fulton Footprints Vol XXIII iss. 1, Winter 2003, (Swanton OH, FCCOGS, Received xi Apr MMIII), pg 2 col 2 & 3
'Mr. John Viers settled with his family in [1]834 on the SE 1/4 of Sec 5, Town 7 N, Range 8E and continued his residence on said lot until his death in 1878. ... Their children of which there were 9 boys and 4 girls, to wit James Vierswas a physician and practiced medicine until his death in West Unity, Wm. County, Ohio in 1863. ...'
Liggett, Harry, Viers FGS, (Pub. location unknown, HL, ca. MCMLXXXIX) <>
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Historical events
Birthday April 25, 1824
- The temperature on April 25, 1824 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: betrokken zwaar mist. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1824: Source: Wikipedia
- March 17 » The Anglo-Dutch Treaty is signed in London, dividing the Malay archipelago. As a result, the Malay Peninsula is dominated by the British, while Sumatra and Java and surrounding areas are dominated by the Dutch.
- June 21 » Greek War of Independence: Egyptian forces capture Psara in the Aegean Sea.
- August 6 » Peruvian War of Independence: The Battle of Junín.
- August 15 » The Marquis de Lafayette, the last surviving French general of the American Revolutionary War, arrives in New York and begins a tour of 24 states.
- October 9 » Slavery in Latin America: Slavery is abolished in Costa Rica.
- October 21 » Portland cement is patented.
Day of marriage July 18, 1847
- The temperature on July 18, 1847 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1847: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- January 30 » Yerba Buena, California is renamed San Francisco, California.
- February 28 » The Battle of the Sacramento River during the Mexican–American War is a decisive victory for the United States leading to the capture of Chihuahua.
- April 18 » American victory at the battle of Cerro Gordo opens the way for invasion of Mexico.
- July 26 » Liberia declares its independence.
- September 6 » Henry David Thoreau leaves Walden Pond and moves in with Ralph Waldo Emerson and his family in Concord, Massachusetts.
- September 12 » Mexican–American War: the Battle of Chapultepec begins.
Day of death March 23, 1865
- The temperature on March 23, 1865 was about 3.1 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1865: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- March 25 » American Civil War: In Virginia, Confederate forces temporarily capture Fort Stedman from the Union.
- May 13 » American Civil War: Battle of Palmito Ranch: In far south Texas, the last land battle of the Civil War ends with a Confederate victory.
- May 25 » In Mobile, Alabama, around 300 people are killed when an ordnance depot explodes.
- June 28 » The Army of the Potomac is disbanded.
- November 10 » Major Henry Wirz, the superintendent of a prison camp in Andersonville, Georgia, is hanged, becoming one of only three American Civil War soldiers executed for war crimes.
- December 5 » Chincha Islands War: Peru allies with Chile against Spain.
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- 1854 » Charles Sumner Tainter, American engineer and inventor († 1940)
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- 1883 » Arthur Macalister, Scottish-Australian politician, 2nd Premier of Queensland (b. 1818)
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