When James Hagey Fitchpatrick was born in 1838, in Virginia, United States, his father, William H. Fitchpatrick, was 24 and his mother, Sarah Vance Hagey, was 23. He died on 11 November 1850, in Clinton, Indiana, United States, at the age of 12, and was buried in Combs Family Cemetery, Kirklin, Clinton, Indiana, United States.
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The State of Indiana was near bankruptcy in 1841 due to the inability to repay interest incurred for the Massive Internal Improvement Act. The state liquidated much of its public works. Many of the projects were handed over to the state’s creditors as a way to reduce debt. Only two of the eight proposed infrastructure projects were completed by the creditors.
Oldest grave seen on the memorials list
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
Altered form of Irish Fitzpatrick .
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