Brief Life History of James
When James Acton was born on 20 April 1829, in Boone, Missouri, United States, his father, William Acton, was 38 and his mother, Charity Grindstaff, was 37. He had at least 4 sons and 3 daughters with Madeline Oscum. He lived in Silver Lake, Shawnee, Kansas, United States in 1870. He died on 22 April 1871, in Shawnee, Johnson, Kansas, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Rossville, Shawnee, Kansas, United States.
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- James Acton, "United States Census, 1870"
- James Acton, "Find A Grave Index"
- 1870 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com for James Acton
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of several places, especially in Shropshire and adjacent counties, named Acton. Generally, these are from Old English āc ‘oak’ + tūn ‘settlement’. In Ireland the surname has been established in Connacht since the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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