James A McGinnis1828–
- Name
- James A McGinnis
- Given names
- James A
- Surname
- McGinnis
 Birth | calculated 1828 24 25 |
 Birth of a brother | Benjamin I McGinnis calculated 1829 (Age 12 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Starling A McGinnis March 12, 1831 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth Smith January 8, 1832 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 4 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 7 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 18 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | August 27, 1850 (Age 22 years) |
 Marriage | Henrietta Sublett — View this family July 23, 1853 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Sarah E McGinnis April 25, 1854 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary R Adams October 25, 1854 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | William R “Willie” McGinnis June 1856 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Eugene McGinnis calculated 1857 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 29 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a son #4 | Mary D “Nancy” McGinnis calculated 1860 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Hellen L McGinnis calculated 1862 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Hezekiah J McGinnis calculated 1864 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 33 years)Note: 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 son #7 | John Wesley McGinnis March 1867 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 39 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 39 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 41 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 daughter #8 | Carrie F McGinnis May 1870 (Age 42 years) |
| Census | October 15, 1870 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a father | Hezekiah McGinnis February 28, 1872 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Annie L McGinnis November 1873 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 50 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 14, 1880 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 70 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 brother | Starling A McGinnis October 29, 1910 (Age 82 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 88 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 89 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 90 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 | John Wesley McGinnis — Winnie H … — View this family calculated 1920 (Age 92 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 101 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a son | John Wesley McGinnis September 24, 1930 (Age 102 years) |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Hezekiah McGinnis Birth: July 18, 1803 32 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 28, 1872 |
| mother |
Mary R Adams Birth: May 1, 1802 — Virginia, United States Death: October 25, 1854 |
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Marriage: February 5, 1827 — Warren, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months himself |
James A McGinnis Birth: calculated 1828 24 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
Benjamin I McGinnis Birth: calculated 1829 25 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
Starling A McGinnis Birth: March 12, 1831 27 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 29, 1910 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Henrietta Sublett |
| himself |
James A McGinnis Birth: calculated 1828 24 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| wife |
Henrietta Sublett Birth: estimated 1831 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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Marriage: July 23, 1853 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Sarah E McGinnis Birth: April 25, 1854 26 23 — Warren, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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2 years son |
William R “Willie” McGinnis Birth: June 1856 28 25 — Warren, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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19 months son |
Eugene McGinnis Birth: calculated 1857 29 26 — Warren, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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4 years son |
Mary D “Nancy” McGinnis Birth: calculated 1860 32 29 — Warren, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Hellen L McGinnis Birth: calculated 1862 34 31 — Warren, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
Hezekiah J McGinnis Birth: calculated 1864 36 33 — Warren, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
John Wesley McGinnis Birth: March 1867 39 36 — Warren, Kentucky, United States Death: September 24, 1930 — Delafield, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Carrie F McGinnis Birth: May 1870 42 39 — Warren, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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4 years daughter |
Annie L McGinnis Birth: November 1873 45 42 — Warren, Kentucky, United States Death: |
James A McGinnis has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Hezekiah McGinnis - Household
Warren, Kentucky
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - James A McGinnis - Household
Hadley, Warren, Kentucky
Carrie is ?antha see 1880 census & Harret is only 33? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James A McGinnis - Household
Hadley, Warren, Kentucky
Nancy is now Mary & Henrietta' age is good -b |