Brief Life History of James
When James Hendren was born on 1 January 1785, in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, his father, John Hendren, was 20 and his mother, Sarah Starling Brooks, was 19. He married Diana Self on 5 January 1815, in Cumberland City, Clinton, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 30 October 1848, in Mercer, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 63.
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1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1789 · Becomes 12th State
On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state in the Union.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
Name Meaning
Scottish, Irish, and English: variant of Henthorn . It is usually, supposed to be a variant of Henderson but this is phonetically improbable.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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