Brief Life History of James Jefferson
When James Jefferson Hurd was born in 1850, in Homer Township, Morgan, Ohio, United States, his father, Jacob Hurd, was 23 and his mother, Maria Crawford, was 20. He lived in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States in 1880.
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- James J Hand, "United States Census, 1850"
- James Hurd, "United States Census, 1880"
- James J Hurd in household of Jacob Hurd, "United States Census, 1860"
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1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
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English: variant of Heard .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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