Brief Life History of John Milton
When John Milton Geary Sr. was born on 25 March 1837, in Kanawha, Virginia, United States, his father, Mathew Geary, was 45 and his mother, Elizabeth Elmira Mary Ashley, was 30. He married Phebe Elmira Carper on 26 December 1860, in Roane, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Charleston, Kanawha, Virginia, United States in 1850. He died in 1917, in Geary District, Roane, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Amma Cemetery, Amma, Roane, West Virginia, United States.
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- John M Jeary, "United States Census, 1870"
- John M Geary, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
- John Milton Geary, "Find A Grave Index"
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1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1861 · The Battle of Manassas
The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run.
Name Meaning
Irish (Cork): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Gadhra ‘descendant of Gadhra’ (see O'Gara ).
Irish: alternatively, possibly a shortened form of McGeary .
English: from the Old French personal name Geri, ancient Germanic Geric, from gēr ‘spear’ + rīc ‘power(ful)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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