James Lycurgas Coldiron

Brief Life History of James Lycurgas

When James Lycurgas Coldiron was born on 5 March 1852, in Jefferson, Missouri, United States, his father, James Henry Coldiron, was 31 and his mother, Phama Miller Onstott, was 26. He married Nancy Marilda Potter on 7 April 1877, in Coryell, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 1, Eastland, Texas, United States in 1900 and Eastland, Eastland, Texas, United States for about 10 years. He died on 4 January 1937, in Big Spring, Howard, Texas, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Eastland, Eastland, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Lycurgas Coldiron
1852–1937
Nancy Marilda Potter
1859–1935
Marriage: 7 April 1877
Mary-Miller Octavia Coldiron
1878–1920
Alvice C Coldiron
1880–1963
Frances May Coldiron
1882–1974
George Thomas Coldiron
1883–1965
Lula Agnes Coldiron
1885–1919
John Greenberry Coldiron
1887–1985
William Ellis Coldiron
1889–1908
Rosa Elizabeth Coldiron
1892–1963
Quincy Coldiron
1893–1898
Ewell Alexander Coldiron
1895–1982
Iva Bell Coldiron
1897–1905
Dora Ethel Coldiron
1899–1982
Mary Victoria Coldiron
1903–1977

Sources (27)

  • J L Calderon, "United States Census, 1910"
  • James Coldiron and Nancy M Potter, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1877"
  • James Lecurges Coldiron, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1854

Historical Boundaries: 1854: Coryell, Texas, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Americanized form (translation into English) of German Kalteis(en), an occupational name for a blacksmith, from Middle High German kalt ‘cold’ + īsen ‘iron’.

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

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