Brief Life History of James Edward
When James Edward Heron was born on 15 February 1857, in Saint Johns, Clinton, Michigan, United States, his father, Robert D. Heron, was 28 and his mother, Mary Risley, was 24. He married Hattie Jane Chesmore on 25 July 1888, in Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Big Horn, Wyoming, United States in 1900 and Meeteetse, Park, Wyoming, United States for about 10 years. He died on 14 March 1924, in Worland, Washakie, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Riverview Memorial Gardens, Worland, Washakie, Wyoming, United States.
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- James Heron in household of Robert Heron, "United States Census, 1870"
- James Edward Heron, "Find A Grave Index"
- James Edward Heron in entry for Anna Mae Robinson, "Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1840-2004"
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1861
Kansas is the 34th state
1861 · Kansas Enters the Union
On January 29, 1861, Kansas entered the Union as a free state, making it the 34th state.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English and Irish: variant of Herron .
French (Héron): nickname for a tall, thin person, thought to resemble a heron (Old French hairon).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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