Brief Life History of James Wesley
When James Wesley Hogan was born on 31 January 1818, in Cheatham, Tennessee, United States, his father, John Hogan Jr, was 44 and his mother, Martha Ann King, was 43. He married Margaret Morgan on 10 December 1838, in Montgomery, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Montgomery, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years and Tennessee, United States in 1870. He died in 1900, in Ballard, Anderson, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Antioch Cemetery, Estill, Kentucky, United States.
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- J W Hogan, "United States Census, 1880"
- J W Hogan, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- J. W. Hogan, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Irish (Tipperary): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÓgáin ‘descendant of Ógán’, a personal name from a diminutive of óg ‘young’, also meaning ‘young warrior’. In southern Ireland, some bearers claim descent from an uncle of Brian Boru, while in northern Ireland a surname of the same form was Anglicized as Hagan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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