Brief Life History of James Allen
When James Allen Eylar was born on 4 March 1867, in Bendena, Doniphan, Kansas, United States, his father, James Monroe Eylar, was 28 and his mother, Louisa Belle Sample, was 26. He married Etta MacGregor on 8 June 1892, in Denton, Doniphan, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1900 and Aurora, Kane, Illinois, United States in 1910. He died on 28 January 1917, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, at the age of 49.
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- James A Eyler in household of James Eyler, "United States Census, 1870"
- James A Eylar in entry for James MacGregor Eylar, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Jas A Eylar, "United States Census, 1910"
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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.
1868 · The Railroad Refrigerator Car
During the mid-19th century, attempts were made to ship perishable products by rail. The Western Railroad of Massachusetts was the first to experiment with the concept, but it was only functional in cold weather. In 1868, William Davis, of Detroit, patented a refrigerator car that used a frozen mixture of ice and salt to keep everything cold for shipment. It could be used in all weather and in all seasons. He sold the design to George H. Hammond, a Detroit meat packer, who built a set of cars to transport his products to Boston using ice from the Great Lakes for cooling.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
German: variant of Eiler or Euler and, in North America, probably also an altered form of these or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname. The surname Eyler is rare in Germany. Compare Ayler .
Perhaps also an altered form of English Ayler .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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