Brief Life History of James Allison
When James Allison Clegg was born on 8 April 1822, in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States, his father, Campbell B Clegg, was 47 and his mother, Nancy Faulkner, was 49. He married Mary Ann Bledsoe before 1851, in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 25 December 1869, in Mathiston, Webster, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in Mathiston, Webster, Mississippi, United States.
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- James Allison Clegg, "Find A Grave Index"
- James A Clegg, "Mississippi, State Archives, Various Records, 1820-1951"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1829 · Fort Sumter Constructed
In 1829 Fort Sumter is constructed in the Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Fort Sumter is most known for being the site of the first shots of the Civil War. It is barely ready when the American Civil War starts.
1835 · Angry Mob Seizes U-S Mail
On August 31, 1835, in Charleston, South Carolina an angry mob takes control over the U-S mail and burns it in public.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): habitational name from a place in Lancashire named Clegg, from Old Norse kleggi ‘haystack’, originally the name of a nearby hill. Alternatively, a nickname from Middle English clege and Older Scots cleg, gleg ‘gadfly, horsefly’ (Old Norse kleggi), presumably for an irritating person. The name was taken to Ulster in the early 18th century.
Manx: variant of Clague , which in Lancashire and Cumbria have occasionally been absorbed into Clegg.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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