Brief Life History of James Potter
When James Potter Langhorne was born on 29 May 1854, in Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States, his father, John Devall Langhorne, was 30 and his mother, Mary Marshall Potter, was 22. He married Julia Hayne on 5 October 1882, in San Francisco, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Eastern District, Powhatan, Virginia, United States in 1860 and California, United States in 1915. He registered for military service in 1882. He died on 25 January 1923, in San Francisco, California, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo, California, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (22)
- James Langhorne in household of Jno D Langhorne, "United States Census, 1860"
- James Potter Langhorn, "New Jersey, Births and Christenings, 1660-1980"
- James P Langhorne, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"
Spouse and Children
1854–1923 Male
1862–1947 Female
Children (4)
1883–1887 Female
1884–1964 Male
1886–1954 Female
1887–1964 Female
Parents and Siblings
1824–1915 Male
1831–1861 Female
Siblings (4)
1854–1923 Male
1855–1928 Female
1857–1907 Female
1858–1917 Male
World Events (8)
1856
Age 2
1860
Age 6
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 21
Name Meaning
English:
apparently from Middle English lang ‘long’ + horn ‘horn’, later modified to Standard English Longhorn. Perhaps the nickname alluded to a long fingernail or toenail, one of the senses of horn in Middle English.
(northern): habitational name from Longthorn Hill in Soulby (Westmorland), possibly named with Old English lang ‘long’ + horn ‘projecting piece of land’, although the earliest record of this place (Longhorne-crooke, 1693) is very late; it may have been so called after the English surname (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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