Brief Life History of James Addison
When James Addison Claywell was born on 23 August 1825, in Iredell, North Carolina, United States, his father, Shadrach Claywell, was 41 and his mother, Mary "Polly" Read, was 35. He married Sarah Davie Grant about 1854, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in North Carolina, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1861. In 1916, at the age of 91, his occupation is listed as retired merchant. He died on 30 November 1916, in Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States.
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- Jas A Claywell, "United States Census, 1850"
- James A. Claywell, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"
- Jas Claywell in entry for E B Claywell and Leila F Robey, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
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World Events (8)
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.
1853 · First State Fair
The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Claywell in Dorset or Claywell Farmin Oxfordshire, named from Old English clǣg ‘clay’ +wella ‘stream, spring’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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