Brief Life History of James Dyal
When James Dyal Fulkerson Sr was born in 1806, in McLean, Kentucky, United States, his father, Philip Fulkerson, was 33 and his mother, Elizabeth Dyal, was 32. He married Lucy Riggs on 11 December 1827, in Nelson, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Nelson, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States in 1830. His occupation is listed as carpenter and farmer in McLean, Kentucky, United States. He died from 8 March 1844 to 20 September 1845, in McLean, Kentucky, United States.
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- James D Fulkerson, "United States Census, 1830"
- James D Fulkerson, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Fulkerson in entry for Mary Ann Mackey, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"
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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
Americanized form of North German Volkersen, a patronymic from the personal name Volker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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