Brief Life History of Isham
When Isham O'Quinn was born on 6 August 1854, in Graham, Appling, Georgia, United States, his father, James Jackson O'Quinn, was 37 and his mother, Ardelia McCall, was 37. He married Zilpha Elizabeth Graham on 21 November 1877, in Appling, Columbia, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in McIntosh, Georgia, United States in 1935 and District 271, McIntosh, Georgia, United States in 1940. He died on 16 July 1943, in Hazlehurst, Jeff Davis, Georgia, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Hazlehurst City Cemetery, Hazlehurst, Jeff Davis, Georgia, United States.
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- I O'Quin, "United States Census, 1940"
- Isham O'Quinn, "Hawaii, Marriages, 1826-1954"
- Isham O'Quinn, "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1942"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872
Historical Boundaries 1872: Appling, Georgia, United States
1880
Historical Boundaries: 1880: Appling, Georgia, United States 1906: Jeff Davis, Georgia, United States
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Coinn ‘descendant of Conn’, a byname meaning ‘head, sense, or reason’.
Americanized form of French Aucoin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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