James M. Price

Brief Life History of James M.

When James M. Price was born about September 1856, in Virginia, United States, his father, William Price, was 33 and his mother, Susan Pickerell, was 30. He married Mary Catherine Williams in 1877, in Wirt, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Roane, Virginia, United States in 1860 and Reedy, Roane, West Virginia, United States in 1870. He died on 22 September 1882, in Roane, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 26.

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Family Time Line

James M. Price
1856–1882
Mary Catherine Williams
1859–
Marriage: 1877
Sarah Ellen Price
1881–1956

Sources (7)

  • James M Price in household of Wm Price, "United States Census, 1860"
  • James M Price, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
  • James Price in entry for Sarrah Ellen Hill, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1938-1961"

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World Events (8)

1861 · The Battle of Manassas

The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run. 

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1864 · Arlington Cemetery

Arlington Cemetery is a military cemetery. It was originally a plantation owned by George Washington Parke Custis. This is the location of Robert E. Lee, 16,000 Civil War soldiers, William Howard Taft, John, Jackie, Robert, and Edward Kennedy. The tomb of the unknown soldier is also located here it was dedicated on November 11, 1921. It contains the remains of those soldiers unknown from WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.

Name Meaning

Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Rhys ‘son of Rhys’ (see Reece ). This is one of the commonest of Welsh surnames. It has also been established in Ireland since the 14th century.

English: nickname from Middle English, Old French pris ‘excellent, noble, highly valued (person)’.

Americanized form of Jewish Preuss or Preis .

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

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