James William McGinnisAge: 65 years1861–1927
- Name
- James William McGinnis
- Given names
- James William
- Surname
- McGinnis
- Also known as
- Jefferson
 Birth | August 24, 1861 30 19 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
 Birth of a brother | Elijah Hugh McGinnis 1865 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 5 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 5 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah McGinnis 1868 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 7 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a brother | Hettie D McGinnis June 1870 (Age 8 years) |
 Census | October 15, 1870 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Ben McGinnis 1871 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Hezekiah McGinnis February 28, 1872 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Ellen McGinnis 1873 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert T McGinnis October 2, 1878 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 16 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 3, 1880 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Atha W McGinnis April 25, 1883 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | Delilah Belle “Lila” Neal — View this family October 23, 1883 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Lora E McGinnis November 1884 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Elgin McGinnis January 4, 1886 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Fannie Eunice McGinnis April 26, 1888 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Nina McGinnis April 16, 1890 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Willie McGinnis January 1892 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a brother | Elgin McGinnis March 3, 1894 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Neal McGinnis October 2, 1894 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a son | Neal McGinnis April 12, 1895 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Thomas Earl McGinnis January 10, 1898 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a mother | Mary Fannie Smith December 5, 1900 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Harold E McGinnis 1901 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a father | Starling A McGinnis October 29, 1910 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Lora E McGinnis January 26, 1912 (Age 50 years) |
| Burial of a daughter | Lora E McGinnis January 27, 1912 (Age 50 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: New Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Death of a wife | Delilah Belle “Lila” Neal August 8, 1912 (Age 50 years) Cause: Abscess of Liver |
| Burial of a wife | Delilah Belle “Lila” Neal August 9, 1912 (Age 50 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: New Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Belle “Nannie” McGinnis July 24, 1914 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 54 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Marriage of a child | Clinton B Taylor — Nina McGinnis — View this family September 18, 1918 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 55 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 56 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Marriage of a child | Clyde H Tipton — Fannie Eunice McGinnis — View this family September 30, 1919 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Thomas Earl McGinnis Jr. April 7, 1924 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Sue Frances McGinnis January 20, 1927 (Age 65 years) |
 Death | May 14, 1927 (Age 65 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: New Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Starling A McGinnis Birth: March 12, 1831 27 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 29, 1910 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Mary Fannie Smith Birth: September 4, 1841 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 5, 1900 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: February 24, 1858 — Warren, Kentucky, United States |
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1 year elder sister |
Mary E McGinnis Birth: February 24, 1859 27 17 Death: before 1860 |
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13 months elder sister |
Nancy Belle “Nannie” McGinnis Birth: March 19, 1860 29 18 — Warren, Kentucky, United States Death: July 24, 1914 — Simpson, Kentucky, United States |
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17 months himself |
James William McGinnis Birth: August 24, 1861 30 19 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 14, 1927 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Elijah Hugh McGinnis Birth: 1865 33 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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4 years younger sister |
Sarah McGinnis Birth: 1868 36 26 Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Hettie D McGinnis Birth: June 1870 39 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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19 months younger brother |
Ben McGinnis Birth: 1871 39 29 Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Ellen McGinnis Birth: 1873 41 31 Death: |
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6 years younger brother |
Robert T McGinnis Birth: October 2, 1878 47 37 Death: |
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5 years younger brother |
Atha W McGinnis Birth: April 25, 1883 52 41 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 25, 1929 — Logan, Illinois, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Elgin McGinnis Birth: January 4, 1886 54 44 Death: March 3, 1894 |
| Family with Delilah Belle “Lila” Neal |
| himself |
James William McGinnis Birth: August 24, 1861 30 19 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 14, 1927 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Delilah Belle “Lila” Neal Birth: October 2, 1858 28 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 8, 1912 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: October 23, 1883 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Lora E McGinnis Birth: November 1884 23 26 Death: January 26, 1912 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Fannie Eunice McGinnis Birth: April 26, 1888 26 29 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: July 10, 1947 — Unicoi, Unicoi, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Nina McGinnis Birth: April 16, 1890 28 31 — Auburn, Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: May 4, 1951 — Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Willie McGinnis Birth: January 1892 30 33 Death: |
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3 years son |
Neal McGinnis Birth: October 2, 1894 33 36 Death: April 12, 1895 |
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3 years son |
Thomas Earl McGinnis Birth: January 10, 1898 36 39 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: March 16, 1960 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
Harold E McGinnis Birth: 1901 39 42 Death: |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Starling A McGinnis - Household
Warren, Kentucky
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Starling A McGinnis - Household
Fillmore, Logan, Kentucky
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