James Alexander McClure

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 Alexander McClure
1872–1965
Josephine Charlton Gilkeson
1880–1959
Marriage: 31 December 1903
Margaret Randolph McClure
1905–2001
John Gilkeson McClure
1906–1948
Jane McClure
1908–1990
Katherine Bumgardner McClure
1910–
James Alelxander McClure Jr
1912–1999
Josephine "Josie" C Mcclure
1914–2003
Matthew Thompson “Tom” McClure
1917–1996
Anne Moffett Tate McClure
1919–2006
Edwin Buddy Mcclure
1922–

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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"

World Events (8)

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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