Brief Life History of James "Jim"
When James "Jim" Green was born on 19 March 1797, in Wilkes, Georgia, United States, his father, John Green, was 24 and his mother, Anne Giddens, was 24. He married Priscilla Hunter on 21 October 1819. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 19 September 1869, in Lawrence, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Green Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States.
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- James Green, "United States Census, 1850"
- James Green, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- James Green, "Find A Grave Index" (1869)
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1803 · Gerogia's First Land Lottery
Georgia’s first land lottery act was signed by Governor John Milledge. The first drawings for the land lottery were held two years later in 1805.
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.
Name Meaning
English: either a nickname for someone who was fond of dressing in this color (Old English grēne) or was young or immature, or who had played the part of the ‘Green Man’ in the May Day celebrations, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a village green (Middle English grene, a transferred use of the color term). This is one of the most common and widespread of English surnames. In North America it has assimilated cognates from other languages, notably German Grün (see Gruen ) and Dutch Groen ; compare 7 below. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
English: alternatively, from a Middle English personal name Grene.
Irish: adopted for Ó hUainín ‘descendant of Uainín’, a personal name from a pet form of uaine ‘green’, see Honan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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