James Coulter

Male14 October 1801–1873

Brief Life History of James

When James Coulter was born on 14 October 1801, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Erwin Culter, was 32 and his mother, Nancy Rachford, was 27. He married Eliza M. Voorhees on 11 January 1822, in Brown, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died in 1873, in Union Township, Brown, Ohio, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Ripley, Union Township, Brown, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Coulter
1801–1873
Sarah Bennington
1806–1887
Marriage: 31 January 1833
Thomas Coulter
about 1834–1912
Mary Coulter
1835–
Milton Coulter
1837–

Sources (7)

  • James Culter, "United States Census, 1870"
  • James Culter, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • James Culter in entry for Thomas B Culter, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    31 January 1833Brown, Ohio, United States
  • Children (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (7)

    1803

    Age 2

    Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

    1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

    Age 11

    Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 

    1820 · Making States Equal

    Age 19

    The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish (Lanarkshire and Ayr): habitational name from Coulter in Lanarkshire or Culter, Aberdeenshire.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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