Brief Life History of James Silas
When James Silas McDonough was born about 1840, in Summerville, Noxubee, Mississippi, United States, his father, Ira McDonough, was 24 and his mother, Mary Ann Pricilla Forrester, was 19. He lived in Pickensville, Pickens, Alabama, United States in 1850 and Lowndes, Mississippi, United States in 1860. He died in 1862, in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 23.
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Sources (3)
- McDonough in household of McDonough, "United States Census, 1850"
- Old Family Group Record
- James Mc Donough in household of Ira Mc Donough, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (3)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1861
Mississippi became the second state to leave the Union at the start of the Civil War in 1861.
1861 · Ship Island is Captured by Union Forces
Ship Island was an important port for French Louisiana as it helped to establish the growth of the Gulf Coast. It is nicknamed “Plymouth Rock of the Gulf Coast.” Later it helped Union forces capture New Orleans and Mobile. Located there is Fort Massachusetts. In 1861, at the beginning of the Civil War, volunteers from Connecticut were sent there. It was used as a place for the POW Confederate soldiers. This area was important to the Battle of Vicksburg and General Sheridan’s victory at Cedar Creek.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Callahan, Aileen, Brennan, Brigid, Caitlin, Dermot, Donal, Donovan, Eamon, Kieran, Seamus.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Donnchadha ‘son of Donnchadh’, a personal name composed of the elements donn ‘brown’ (in the transferred sense ‘chieftain’) + cath ‘battle’. Compare McConaghy , Donahue and Dunphy .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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