RanHam Tree » John James (± 1790-1875)
Personal data John James
Source 1Sources 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9- He was born about 1790 in Smyth, Virginia, Verenigde Staten.Sources 7, 9
- Resident:
- in the year 1860: Smyth, Virginia, Verenigde Staten.Source 9
- in the year 1870: St Clair, Smyth, Virginia, Verenigde Staten.Source 7
- in the year 1840: Washington, Virginia, USA.Source 2
- in the year 1830: Wythe, Virginia, USA.Source 6
- He died on January 24, 1875 in Rye Valley, Smyth, Virginia.
- A child of Sherrod James and Nancy Walker
Household of John James
(1) He is married to Nancy Smith.
They got married on June 22, 1820 at Virginia, Verenigde Staten.Sources 3, 4, 8
Child(ren):
- Nancy James 1820-????
- Sarah James 1821-1864
- Hansford James 1822-1883
- Perline James -1913
- Hansford James 1822-1833
- Sedalia James 1826-1912
- Susan James ± 1828-????
- Malita Elizabeth James 1829-1913
- Serelda Jane James 1831-1930
- John MADISON James 1831-1910
- Martha Jane James 1831-1912
- rufus k James 1841-1913
- samuel j James 1843-1905
- robert d James 1845-????
- mary m James 1845-1866
(2) He is married to Susannah Williams.
They got married on January 7, 1840 at Smyth County, Virginia, Verenigde Staten.
Child(ren):
- Susan James ± 1851-????
(3) He is married to Nancy Smith.
They got married on June 22, 1820 at Wythe, Virginia.Source 4
(4) He is married to Clarissa Taylor.
They got married on May 7, 1815 at Wythe, Virginia, United States.
Child(ren):
- Jesse JAMES 1816-1862
- David T James 1817-1866
- Nancy James 1819-1868
- James M James 1820-1881
- Ann Eleanor James 1828-1872
- Ellen James 1830-1899
- Andrew James 1833-1901
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Sources
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- 1840 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1840; Census Place: Washington, Virginia; Roll: 579; Page: 223; Family History Library Film: 0029693 / Ancestry.com
- Virginia, Marriages, 1740-1850, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014, Ancestry.com, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014 / Ancestry.com
- 1830 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1830; Census Place: Wythe, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 200; Family History Library Film: 0029679 / Ancestry.com
- 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1870; Census Place: St Clair, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: M593_1679; Page: 113B; Family History Library Film: 553178 / Ancestry.com
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, Source number: 1.121; Source type: Family group sheet, listed as a child; Number of Pages: 1 / Ancestry.com
- 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1860; Census Place: Smyth, Virginia; Page: 1034; Family History Library Film: 805377 / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Day of marriage May 7, 1815
- The temperature on May 7, 1815 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. 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 1815: Source: Wikipedia
- February 26 » Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from Elba.
- March 1 » Napoleon returns to France from his banishment on Elba.
- March 20 » After escaping from Elba, Napoleon enters Paris with a regular army of 140,000 and a volunteer force of around 200,000, beginning his "Hundred Days" rule.
- June 1 » Napoleon promulgates a revised Constitution after it passes a plebiscite.
- July 15 » Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon Bonaparte surrenders aboard HMSBellerophon.
- December 25 » The Handel and Haydn Society, oldest continually performing arts organization in the United States, gives its first performance.
Day of death January 24, 1875
- There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 20 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- February 25 » Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
- March 3 » The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as recorded in the Montreal Gazette.
- March 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
- May 1 » Alexandra Palace reopens after being burned down in a fire in 1873.
- June 19 » The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins.
- August 25 » Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
Same birth/death day
- 1877 » Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist and journalist (b. 1796)
- 1881 » James Collinson, English painter (b. 1825)
- 1883 » Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (b. 1812)
- 1895 » Lord Randolph Churchill, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1849)
- 1920 » Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1884)
- 1939 » Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician, created Muesli (b. 1867)
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