James C AdamsAge: 60 years1819–1879
- Name
- James C Adams
- Given names
- James C
- Surname
- Adams
 Birth | July 1819 39 38 Note: See "James C Adams Birth and Death Record" attached below for estimated birth date. |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 12 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 16 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 26 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 |
 Marriage | Mathilda H McGehee — View this family July 27, 1852 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 37 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 41 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 47 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 47 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 49 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 |
 Census | June 1, 1870 (Age 50 years) |
 Death of a brother | Robert Thomas Adams March 22, 1872 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 58 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | July 1879 (Age 60 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas D Adams Birth: about 1780 — Louisa, Virginia, United States Death: |
| mother |
Lucy Dickerson Birth: about 1781 — Louisa, Virginia, United States Death: |
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Marriage: October 3, 1798 — Louisa, Virginia, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Robert Thomas Adams Birth: July 25, 1801 21 20 — Virginia, United States Death: March 22, 1872 — Kentucky, United States |
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18 years himself |
James C Adams Birth: July 1819 39 38 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 1879 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Mathilda H McGehee |
| himself |
James C Adams Birth: July 1819 39 38 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 1879 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Mathilda H McGehee Birth: about 1832 36 35 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1880 |
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Marriage: July 27, 1852 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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| Birth | See "James C Adams Birth and Death Record" attached below for estimated birth date. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - James C Adams - Household
Logan, Kentucky
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