Brief Life History of Samuel Jason
When Samuel Jason Vanlandingham was born on 14 November 1828, in Chester, South Carolina, United States, his father, Dawson Paschall Van Landingham, was 30 and his mother, Naomi Berry Stringfellow, was 20. He married Mary Elizabeth Grigsby in 1849, in Walker, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Winston, Mississippi, United States in 1870. He died on 10 November 1893, in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States.
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- Sam Vanlaningham, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Samuel Jason Vanlandingham - Cemetery record or headstone: birth:
- S J Vanlandingham, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1977"
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World Events (8)
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.
1836
Historical Boundaries: 1836: Nacogdoches, Republic of Texas 1845: Nacogdoches, Texas, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Flemish Van Landeghem: habitational name for someone from Landegem, near Ghent, in Flanders. Compare Landingham , Laningham , Vallandingham , and Van Laningham .
History: Bearers of this surname are descended from Michael van Landeghem from Flanders, who was in Stafford County, VA, by 1690.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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