James Jones McWright
27 May 1879–3 March 1949 (Age 69)
Tennessee, United States
The Life of James Jones
When James Jones McWright was born on 27 May 1879, in Tennessee, United States, his father, John Quincy McWright, was 39 and his mother, Sarah J Keltner, was 24. He died on 3 March 1949, in Junction, Kimble, Texas, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Junction, Kimble, Texas, United States.
Photos & Memories (1)
Family Time Line
John Quincy McWright
1840–1903
Sarah J Keltner
1854–1936
Alfred Young McWright
1876–1930
Hettie Leona McWright
1877–1966
James Jones McWright
1879–1949
Annie Campbell McWright
1881–1938
Leana Pearl McWright
1887–1974
Parents and Siblings
1840–1903Male
1854–1936Female
siblings
(5)
Alfred Young McWright
1876–1930Male
1877–1966Female
1879–1949Male
Annie Campbell McWright
1881–1938Female
1887–1974Female
World Events (8)
1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway
Age 2
Grenville M. Dodge oversaw the construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. Work began at Hodge Junction, and eventually extended to the New Mexico border by 1888. Service began on April 1, 1888, with trains travelling between Fort Worth and Denver.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 2
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.
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 19
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
Irish: probably a part translation of McIntyre ‘son of the wright’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Jim Jones McWright, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Jim Jonas Mcwright, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
- Jim Jonas Mcwright, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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