James McAfee

1809 - 1862  (53 years)

• Name	James McAfee
  Birth	6 Jan 1809	West Park, Dunluce Parish, Co. Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Jul 1862	Lancaster Township, Wells, Indiana, USA
  Person ID	I22128	Tofterå Slettemoen
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	William McAfee,   b. 1777, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland d. 1857, Sugar Creek Twp., Wayne Co, Ohio, USA (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Margaret Martha Taggart,   b. 1780, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland d. 6 Oct 1864, Sugar Creek Twp., Wayne Co, Ohio, USA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	1802	Antrim, Ulster
  Family ID	F7114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rachel Dinsmore,   b. 1806, Ballywattick, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland d. 1844, Wayne Co., OH (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	21 Aug 1837	Ballymoney Presbyterian Church
  Children	1. Samuel James McAfee,   b. 12 Dec 1839, Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, USA d. 17 Feb 1918, Lancaster Township, Wells, Indiana, USA (Age 78 years)   2. William James McAfee,   b. 3 Oct 1841, Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, USA d. 2 Dec 1918, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F7113	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth "Aliza" Cherry,   b. 1820, Pennsylvania, USA d. 31 May 1896, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	12 Nov 1846	Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, USA
  Children	1. Matilda Jane McAfee,   b. 1 Sep 1848, Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, USA d. 8 Sep 1902, Murray, Wells, Indiana (Age 54 years)   2. Hannah Maria McAfee,   b. 24 Mar 1855, Lancaster Township, Wells, Indiana, USA d. Oct 1927, Lancaster Township, Wells, Indiana, USA (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F7115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2018

  
  

• Notes

  His early home was near Giant's Causeway in Antrim. In the USA the family were first living in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and moved to Wells county, Indiana in 1853 as early pioneers in the county. They helped to develop from a swampy wilderness to an agricultural district.