Brief Life History of James Franklin
When James Franklin McClure was born on 6 July 1845, in Adams Township, Allen, Indiana, United States, his father, William H McClure, was 30 and his mother, Isabella L Gerard, was 21. He married Elizabeth Belle Libbie Lutze on 11 March 1869, in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Houston Township, Smith, Kansas, United States for about 40 years. He died on 7 November 1928, in Gaylord, Smith, Kansas, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Gaylord Cemetery, Gaylord, Smith, Kansas, United States.
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- James F Mc Clure, "United States Census, 1880"
- James F Mc Clure, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- James F McClure, "Find A Grave Index"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Uidhir ‘son of Gille Odhar’, the ‘swarthy lad’. Compare Irish Mac Giolla Uidhir regularly Anglicized McAleer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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