James came to America from Ireland with his family in 1820 on the Sloop Betsey. They arrived in Philadelphia. At some point, James moved to Ohio and on 16 December 1833 he married Flavilla Sloan in Erie County, Ohio. They had ten children and moved to Iowa.
In 1849, James traveled west in hopes of finding gold in the California Gold Rush. However, while there James received word that Flavilla had died on March 10, 1850. As soon as he heard about her death he returned home to Iowa. With several children under the age of 10, James married his second wife Agnes Speers on 1 January 1851.
He died on the family farm south of Maple Hill, Kansas. It is assumed that he is buried there as well.
In 1849, James traveled west in hopes of finding gold in the California Gold Rush. However, while there James received word that Flavilla had died on March 10, 1850. As soon as he heard about her death he returned home to Iowa. With several children under the age of 10, James married his second wife Agnes Speers on 1 January 1851.
He died on the family farm south of Maple Hill, Kansas. It is assumed that he is buried there as well.
James came to America from Ireland with his family in 1820 on the Sloop Betsey. They arrived in Philadelphia. At some point, James moved to Ohio and on 16 December 1833 he married Flavilla Sloan in Erie County, Ohio. They had ten children and moved to Iowa.
In 1849, James traveled west in hopes of finding gold in the California Gold Rush. However, while there James received word that Flavilla had died on March 10, 1850. As soon as he heard about her death he returned home to Iowa. With several children under the age of 10, James married his second wife Agnes Speers on 1 January 1851.
He died on the family farm south of Maple Hill, Kansas. It is assumed that he is buried there as well.
In 1849, James traveled west in hopes of finding gold in the California Gold Rush. However, while there James received word that Flavilla had died on March 10, 1850. As soon as he heard about her death he returned home to Iowa. With several children under the age of 10, James married his second wife Agnes Speers on 1 January 1851.
He died on the family farm south of Maple Hill, Kansas. It is assumed that he is buried there as well.
