Brief Life History of James Mortimer
When James Mortimer Blades was born on 6 August 1825, in Shelby, Kentucky, United States, his father, Francis R. Blades, was 26 and his mother, Evelina E Wilson, was 22. He married Elsie R. Lockwood on 31 January 1847, in Hamilton, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Hamilton, Illinois, United States in 1900. He died on 14 April 1907, in McLeansboro, Hamilton, Illinois, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Dahlgren, Hamilton, Illinois, United States.
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- James M Blades, "United States Census, 1900"
- James M. Blades, "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992"
- James M Blades, "Find A Grave Index"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
Name Meaning
English:
topographic name alluding to a feature recorded in the parish of Reeth in Swaledale (North Yorkshire), the name of which is derived from Middle English blade, Old English blæd ‘blade, leaf’ in some transferred sense. The reference might be to blade-shaped pieces of ground, ledges, or terraces. Alternatively, it may denote an area of ‘grassland’.
variant of Blade , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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