Brief Life History of James William
When James William Euritt was born on 22 June 1853, in Highland, Virginia, United States, his father, John R. Euritt, was 36 and his mother, Sarah C Roberts, was 21. He lived in Decatur Township, Decatur, Iowa, United States for about 10 years and Franklin, Decatur, Iowa, United States in 1930. He died on 27 August 1930, in Osceola, Clarke, Iowa, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Grand River, Decatur, Iowa, United States.
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Sources (11)
- James W Euritt in household of C M Euritt, "Iowa State Census, 1895"
- James W. Eurit, "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917"
- James Wm Euritt, "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992"
Parents and Siblings
1816–1877 Male
1832–1858 Female
Siblings (6)
1850–1917 Female
1851–1912 Female
1853–1930 Male
1854–1940 Female
1856–1938 Male
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World Events (8)
1854
Age 1
1863
Age 10
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 22
Name Meaning
form of the name borne in the New Testament by two of Christ's disciples, James son of Zebedee and James son of Alphaeus. This form comes from Late Latin Iacomus, a variant of Iacobus, Latin form of Greek Iakobos. This is the same name as Old Testament Jacob (Hebrew Yaakov), but for many centuries now they have been thought of in the English-speaking world as two distinct names. In Britain, James is a royal name that from the beginning of the 15th century onwards was associated particularly with the Scottish house of Stewart: James I of Scotland ( 1394–1437 ; ruled 1424–37 ) was a patron of the arts and a noted poet, as well as an energetic ruler. King James VI of Scotland ( 1566–1625 ; reigned 1567–1625 ) succeeded to the throne of England in 1603 . His grandson, James II of England ( 1633–1701 ; reigned 1685–8 ) was a Roman Catholic, deposed in 1688 in favour of his Protestant daughter Mary and her husband William of Orange. From then on he, his son (also called James), and his grandson Charles (‘Bonnie Prince Charlie’) made various unsuccessful attempts to recover the English throne. Their supporters were known as Jacobites (from Latin Iacobus), and the name James became for a while particularly associated with Roman Catholicism on the one hand, and Highland opposition to the English government on the other. Nevertheless, it has since become one of the most perennially popular boys' names.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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