Brief Life History of James Spears
When James Spears Bourland was born on 31 May 1824, in Franklin, Alabama, United States, his father, Dubart Lee Bourland, was 21 and his mother, Mary Thomas, was 18. He married Lutitia Williams before 1852, in Franklin, Arkansas, United States. He lived in Texas, United States in 1870 and Justice Precinct 4, Blanco, Texas, United States in 1880. He died on 16 September 1886, in Concho, Texas, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Valley Spring Cemetery, Valley Spring, Llano, Texas, United States.
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- James S Bourland, "United States Census, 1870"
- James S Baurland, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977" MARRIAGE RECORD
- James Spears Bourland, "Find A Grave Index"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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.
1844 · German Immigration to Texas
Over 7,000 German immigrants arrived in Texas. Some of these new arrivals died in epidemics; those that survived ended up living in cities such as San Antonio, Galveston, and Houston. Other German settlers went to the Texas Hill Country and formed the western portion of the German Belt, where new towns were founded: New Braunfels and Fredericksburg.
Name Meaning
English (Hampshire): variant of Burland . This surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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