Brief Life History of James C
When James C Williford was born in 1802, in Wilson, Tennessee, United States, his father, James Williford, was 35 and his mother, Susan D. Cheatham, was 27. He married Alcey Carr on 24 January 1838, in Wilson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Pennington Township, Bradley, Arkansas, United States in 1860 and Arkansas, United States in 1870.
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- Jas Willoughferd, "United States Census, 1870"
- James C Williford, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- James C. Williford, "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1803 · The U.S doubles in size
The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
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.
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Americanized form of Dutch and North German Wilfert .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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