When James Wright Logan was born on 20 June 1840, in Henry, Kentucky, United States, his father, James Ralston Logan, was 37 and his mother, Emaline Wright, was 21. He married Florence Madora Gaar on 24 November 1874, in Jefferson, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Bedford Township, Cross, Arkansas, United States in 1900 and Wynne, Cross, Arkansas, United States for about 10 years. He died on 10 January 1926, in Cross, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in McElroy, Cross, Arkansas, United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Historical Boundaries 1862: Cross, Arkansas, United States
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Scottish and northern Irish: habitational name from Logan (Ayrshire) or from some other minor place of this name.
Irish: from Ó Leocháin ‘descendant of Leochán’, a personal name (earlier spelled Lothchán) of unexplained etymology. See also Duck .
History: James Logan (1674–1751), an Ulster Scot and a Quaker, born in Lurgan, County Armagh, Ireland, became secretary to William Penn and held high office in the state of PA. Among his descendants have been numbered several prominent statesmen. KY pioneer Benjamin Logan moved with his parents from West Pennsborough Township, Cumberland County, PA, to Augusta County, VA, in 1740.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesJohn W. Logan, one of the early and prominent settlers of this county, is a Kentuckian by birth and a son of J. R. and Emeline (Wright) Logan, also natives of the Blue Grass State. The paternal grandf …
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