James Word

5 February 1820–10 October 1887 (Age 67)
Laurens, South Carolina, United States

The Life Summary of James

When James Word was born on 5 February 1820, in Laurens, South Carolina, United States, his father, John W Word, was 22 and his mother, Elizabeth Simmons, was 23. He married Cordelia Amanda Green in 1859, in Cleveland, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Red Land, Pike, Arkansas, United States in 1870 and Redland Township, Cleveland, Arkansas, United States in 1880. He died on 10 October 1887, at the age of 67, and was buried in McCoy Cemetery, New Edinburg, Cleveland, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Word
1820–1887
Cordelia Amanda Green
1827–1885
Marriage: 1859
Marshall Word
1852–
Emma G Word
1863–
Ida F. Word
1868–
Henry Word
1853–
Mary Elizabeth"Minnie" Word
1864–1893
William T. Word
1865–1901

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1859Cleveland, Arkansas, United States
    • Children

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
    Age 1
    A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
    1826
    Age 6
    Historical Boundaries 1826: Coweta, Georgia, United States
    1838 · Orders No. 25 Removes Cherokees
    Age 18
    A small group of Cherokees from Georgia voluntarily migrated to the Indian Territory. The remaining Cherokees in Georgia resisted the mounting pressure to leave. In 1838, U.S. President Martin Van Buren ordered U.S. troops to remove the Cherokee Nation. The troops gathered the Cherokees and marched them and other Native Americans from North Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama along what is now known as “The Trail of Tears.” Approximately 5,000 Cherokees died on their way to Indian Territory.

    Name Meaning

    Perhaps an Americanized form of Dutch Van der Woord, a habitational name from any of the places called Woord or Woerd.English: variant of Worth .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Worth

    Sources (5)

    • James Word, "United States Census, 1850"
    • James Ward, "United States Census, 1880"
    • Find A Grave

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