Brief Life History of James or John
When James or John Denham was born in 1868, in Georgia, United States, his father, George Washington Denham, was 22 and his mother, Elizabeth Weems, was 22. He lived in Putnam, Georgia, United States in 1870.
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- Jno Dennam in household of Geo W Dennam, "United States Census, 1870"
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1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
1893 · The Last Public Hanging in Georgia
The last public hanging in Georgia was on September 28, 1893. The General Assembly prohibited public executions in December 1893. Prior to this law, Georgians commonly traveled to witness scheduled public executions.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places so called, derived from Old English denu ‘valley’ + hām ‘homestead’, for example Denham in Buckinghamshire (near Uxbridge), Denham near Bury Saint Edmunds or Denham near Eye, both in Suffolk, or from Denholme in Yorkshire, named with Old English denu + Old Norse holmr ‘island, water-meadow’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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