James Edward Nunnally

Brief Life History of James Edward

When James Edward Nunnally was born on 7 March 1877, in Lafayette, Mississippi, United States, his father, Joseph Smith Nunnally, was 30 and his mother, Caroline Viser Archer, was 30. He married Bettie Mable Ward on 11 December 1911. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Beat 2, Lafayette, Mississippi, United States for about 60 years. He died on 14 February 1942, at the age of 64, and was buried in Lafayette, Mississippi, United States.

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James Edward Nunnally
1877–1942
Bettie Mable Ward
1883–1967
Marriage: 11 December 1911
Irma Corrine Nunnally
1914–1973
James Edward Nunnally
1916–1969
Callie Mae Nunnally
1922–1996

Sources (14)

  • Jim Nunnally, "United States Census, 1940"
  • James Edward Nunnally, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • James  Edward Nunnally, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

Irish: probably a variant of Munnelly .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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