Cap John McWilliams
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Captain John McWilliams was a Union soldier in the American Civil War, California 49er gold seeker and the grandfather of Chef Julia Child. - AsNotedIn
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- Son: John McWilliams
Captain John McWilliams was a Union soldier in the American Civil War, California 49er gold seeker and the grandfather of Chef Julia Child. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1848/00/00 | John McWilliams decides to move to California after reading Richard Henry Dana's Two Years Before the Mast (1840) | Pioneer | Two Years Before the Mast | ||||
| 1849/04/09 | John McWilliams heads to California in a wagon pulled by oxen loaded with guns, bacon, flour and a copy of Plutarch's Lives | Pioneer | |||||
| 1861/04/25 | John McWilliams serves in the Union Army between 25 April 1861 - 25 July 1861, 8th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, commanded by Colonel Richard Oglesby | Soldier | |||||
| 1864/00/00 | John McWilliams re-enlisted, serving with William T Sherman. | Military | |||||
| 1864/11/23 | Ten thousand of William Sherman's Union soldiers camp at Barrowville. | Union Captain | Barrowville | Milledgeville | Sherman's March to the Sea | ||
| 1912/09/00 | The extended McWilliams family moves to S Euclid Ave | Home | Captain McWilliams House | Pasadena, CA | |||
| 1924/00/00 | John McWilliams passes way at age 93 | Died |
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