Elder James Gholson

Brief Life History of James

Elder James Gholson was born in 1806, in Scott, Kentucky, United States. He married Mary Jane " Polly" Hudson on 5 March 1825, in Carmi, White, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 22 April 1850, in Argyle, Lafayette, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Nora, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elder James Gholson
1806–1850
Mary Jane " Polly" Hudson
1809–1889
Marriage: 5 March 1825
Mary Gholson
1825–
Martha Jane Gholson
about 1827–1866
Gholson
1830–
Providence P Gholson
1830–1911
Mary Elizabeth Gholson
1833–1882
Sarah Ellen Gholson
1836–1931
John Edward Gholson
1839–1918
William A Gholson
1842–1865
Cordelia Gholson
1845–1868
David Gholson
1848–1852

Sources (6)

  • James Gholson, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
  • Civil War And Later Pension Files Widows Certificate Series: United States. Military Pension Records 1861–1934
  • John Gholson, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1968"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812 · Kentucky Bend Created

During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.

1818 · Jackson Purchase

The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Golson .

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

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