Brief Life History of James Alexander
When James Alexander McClure was born on 13 December 1872, in Augusta, Virginia, United States, his father, Mathew Thompson McClure, was 38 and his mother, Sarah Catherine Baumgardner, was 30. He married Josephine Charlton Gilkeson on 31 December 1903. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Pinellas, Florida, United States in 1935 and Florida, United States in 1949. He died on 15 February 1965, in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Middlebrook, Augusta, Virginia, United States.
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- James A McClure, Sr, "United States Census, 1940"
- Jas Alex McClure, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- James Alexander McClure, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1888
Historical Boundaries: 1888: Hillsborough, Florida, United States 1911: Pinellas, Florida, United States
1898 · War with the Spanish
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
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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