Brief Life History of James
When James Grinder was born about 1802, in Williamson, Tennessee, United States, his father, John Conley Grinder, was 8 and his mother, Martha Elizabeth Robertson, was 9. He married Nancy Gilbird on 11 February 1819, in Maury, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died about 1847, in his hometown, at the age of 47.
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- James Simmons, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- James Simmons, "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002"
- James Simmons, "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1803 · The U.S doubles in size
The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English (Middlesex and Sussex): occupational name for a grinder of grain, i.e. a miller, from Middle English grinder ‘grinder of corn, miller’ (Old English grindere), an agent noun from Old English grindan ‘to grind’. Less often it may have referred to someone who ground blades to keep their sharpness or who ground pigments, spices, and medicinal herbs to powder.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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