Navorska tree » James A. McCain (< 1841-1864)

Personal data James A. McCain 

  • He was born before 1841 in fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Sources: Terry Klaus; Cathie Butler, David Howard Wagner, L. W. Smith
  • He died on July 29, 1864 in in proximo, Atlanta, DeKalb Co., GA.
  • He is buried after July 29, 1864 in Marietta, Cobb Co., GA (Marietta Nat. Cem.).
  • This information was last updated on March 21, 2024.

Household of James A. McCain

He is married to Martha Jane MacKey.

They got married on October 6, 1853 at Champaign Co., IL.

James A. McCain oo Martha Jane Mackey

Marriage sources: Author: Klaus, Terry; Title: «u»The Family Alwood«/u», (Publication site: Crescent City CA, Publisher: TK, Publication date: June MCMXCI), pg. 36, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib. for fact of marriage to Miss Biship

Author: Hanna, Jacquelyn; Title: Alwood Web Site, (Publication site: Egatrop MI, Publisher: JH, Publication date: xxii Sept MCMXCIX) for dom, county.
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Event (Alt. Marriage) in the year 1860 in Urbana, Champaign Co., IL .Source 1


Notes about James A. McCain

James A. McCain

Sourcse: Author: Klaus, Terry; Title: «u»The Family Alwood«/u», (Publication site: Crescent City CA, Publisher: TK, Publication date: June MCMXCI), pg. 36, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

Author: Cathie ButlerCathie Butler; David Howard WagnerDavid Howard Wagner; SmithLWSmithLW; Title: "James A. McCain," (Publication site: Salt Lk. City UT, Publisher: Family Search, Publication date: xxx Jan MMXXIV)

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GH14-SNV

"... James A. McCain Last Changed: August 10, 2023 David Howard Wagner Sex Male Last Changed: March 2, 2021 Cathie Butler

Birth about 1837 Ohio, ... Reason: Joined Military at age 25 (May 28, 1862) according to obituary.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28482740/james-a-mccain

Last Changed: August 10, 2023 David Howard Wagner

Death 29 July 1864 Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, ... Reason:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28482740/james-a-mccain

Last Changed: August 10, 2023 David Howard Wagner

Burial Marietta National Cemetery, Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, United States Reason:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28482740/james-a-mccain

Last Changed: August 10, 2023 David Howard Wagner

Also Known As James McKean

Census 1850 Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, ...
Military Service 1862-1864 Illinois, United States 65th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Union Army
Military Service from 1861 to 1865 Illinois, ...

Spouses & Children

James A. McCain Male 1837-1864 GH14-SNV
Martha Jane Mackey Female 1841-1889 GL9S-K45
Marriage 1860 Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, ...

Children (1)

[1] Harriet Ann McCain Female 1861-1939

Parents & Siblings

Notley Hays McKain Male 1810-1863
Harriet Hayes Female 1811-1880
Marriage about 1830 Franklin, Ohio, ...

Children (5)

[1] Martha Ann McCain Female 1835-1898
[2] James A. McCain Male 1837-1864
[3] Mary Jane McCain Female 1839-1903
[4] Corporal Alonzo McCain Male 1841-1890
[5] Amanda Elizabeth McCain Female 1853-1927

Civil War casualty. Killed near Atlanta, Georgia. Served in H 65 Illinois Infantry. Printer by trade.

Last Changed: January 30, 2024 Cathie Butler"

Author: NN (family name not given), Janet; Title: "Pvt James A. McCain," (Publication site: Marietta GA, Publisher: Find-s-Grave, Publication date: xxiii July MMVIII)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28482740/james_a_mccain

"Photo [J. A. McCain's military-style stone] added by Debbie
Picture of [James A. McCain pension card] Added by Janet

Pvt James A. McCain Birth 1837 Death 29 Jul 1864 (aged 26-27) Atlanta, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA Burial Marietta National Cemetery Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA Plot M-4423 / F-4603 Memorial ID 28482740

MCCAIN, JAMES A PVT Co H 65th Illinois Infantry Residence N/A Age 25 Height 5'6 Hair BROWN Eyes BLUE Complexion DARK Marital Status N/A Occupation PRINTER Nativity N/A

Joined MAY 28, 1862 URBANA, IL Joined By J J LITTLER Period 3 YRS KILLED July 29, 1864 ON THE SKIRMISH LINE NEAR ATLANTA GA-Illinois State Archives / Illinois AG

His widow, Martha J McCain, filed for a Widow's pension, 29 Nov 1865. She filed for a Minor's pension, 26 Jun 1873. Guardian: Wilburn Palmer.

His mother, Hariett ?, filed for a Mother's pension, 9 May 1881.

MCCAIN, J A BURIED AT: SECTION M SITE 4423-VA grave locator

Noted as buried in F-4603, then crossed out and noted Unknown. Interment noted in M-4423.

Spouse

[photo-stone shared with John Helelden] Martha Jane Mackey Heselden 1841-1889 (m. 1860)

Children

Harriet McCain Alwood 1861-1939

Created by: Janet Added: Jul 23, 2008 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 28482740"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of James A. McCain

James A. McCain
< 1841-1864

1853

Martha Jane MacKey
1841-1889

Hatfield (Harriet) Ann McCain
1861-1939

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Historical events

Day of marriage October 6, 1853

  • The temperature on October 6, 1853 was about 12.2 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. 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 Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
  • In the year 1853: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • January 4 » After having been kidnapped and sold into slavery in the American South, Solomon Northup regains his freedom; his memoir Twelve Years a Slave later becomes a national bestseller.
    • January 19 » Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il trovatore receives its premiere performance in Rome.
    • March 19 » The Taiping reform movement occupies and makes Nanjing its capital until 1864.
    • April 16 » The Great Indian Peninsula Railway opens the first passenger rail in India, from Bori Bunder to Thane.
    • November 30 » Crimean War: Battle of Sinop: The Imperial Russian Navy under Pavel Nakhimov destroys the Ottoman fleet under Osman Pasha at Sinop, a sea port in northern Turkey.
    • December 31 » A dinner party is held inside a life-size model of an iguanodon created by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins and Sir Richard Owen in south London, England.

Day of death July 29, 1864

  • The temperature on July 29, 1864 was about 22.8 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 65%. 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 1864: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 11 » The Great Sheffield Flood kills 238 people in Sheffield, England.
    • May 29 » Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico arrives in Mexico for the first time.
    • June 10 » American Civil War: Battle of Brice's Crossroads: Confederate troops under Nathan Bedford Forrest defeat a much larger Union force led by General Samuel D. Sturgis in Mississippi.
    • August 5 » American Civil War: The Battle of Mobile Bay begins at Mobile Bay near Mobile, Alabama, Admiral David Farragut leads a Union flotilla through Confederate defenses and seals one of the last major Southern ports.
    • October 19 » American Civil War: Confederate agents based in Canada rob three banks in Saint Albans, Vermont.
    • November 29 » American Civil War: Battle of Spring Hill: The Confederate Army of Tennessee misses an opportunity to crush the Army of the Ohio.


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