Brief Life History of John James
When John James Earthman was born in November 1878, in Mississippi, United States, his father, Louis Foster Earthman, was 33 and his mother, Mary Ann Margaret Savage, was 32. He had at least 2 sons and 3 daughters with Elizabeth Mary Cooper. He lived in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States for about 10 years and San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States in 1930. He died on 30 July 1942, in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States.
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- James Earthman, "United States Census, 1930"
- James Earthman, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
- James Earthman, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"
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World Events (8)
1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway
Grenville M. Dodge oversaw the construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. Work began at Hodge Junction, and eventually extended to the New Mexico border by 1888. Service began on April 1, 1888, with trains travelling between Fort Worth and Denver.
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.
1901 · Spindletop Oilfield Discovered
Spindletop, located south of Beaumont, becomes the first major oil well to be discovered in Texas. Other fields were discovered in shortly after, which ultimately led to the highly impactful "oil boom".
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Erdmann , or the Dutch cognates Eertman, Eerdman and Artman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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