James H Chalk

Brief Life History of James H

When James H Chalk was born in 1856, in Wyandotte, Kansas, United States, his father, Ranson Robinson Chalk, was 37 and his mother, Caroline Jumper, was 30. He lived in Wyandotte Township, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States in 1870.

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Family Time Line

Ranson Robinson Chalk
1819–1876
Caroline Jumper
1826–1892
George William Chalk
1847–1915
Eliza Jane Chalk
1849–1882
John Wesley Chalk
1851–1918
Maria Chalk
1853–1854
Joseph R Chalk
1855–1889
James H Chalk
1856–
Lewis Chalk
1861–
Lenora Emma Chalk
1861–1862
Lucilla Chalk
1862–
Lillian M Chalk
1865–
Ida Pamelia Chalk
1869–1941

Sources (3)

  • James Chalk in household of R M Chalk, "Kansas State Census, 1875"
  • James Chalk in household of Ranson Chalk, "United States Census, 1870"
  • James H Chalk in household of Ransom Chalk, "Kansas State Census, 1865"

World Events (8)

1859

Historical Boundaries: 1859: Wyandotte, Kansas Territory, United States 1861: Wyandotte, Kansas, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

English (Hampshire and Wiltshire): habitational name from Bower Chalke or Broad Chalke (Wiltshire), or Chalk (Kent), or occasionally a topographic name from residence on or near a chalk down, from Old English cealc ‘chalk’, here ‘chalky soil’, or an Old English cealce ‘chalk down’.

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

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