Brief Life History of William B.
William B. Wiley was born on 13 December 1852 as the son of Benjamin Wiley and Isabel Mckinnon. He married Martha L. Davis on 2 May 1885, in Scott, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Iowa, United States in 1870. He died on 17 May 1925, in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States.
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- Willum B Wiley, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
- William B Wiley, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
- W. B. Wiley, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
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1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English: from various places called with Old English wīg, wēoh ‘idol’ + lēah ‘wood, clearing’, such as Whyly in East Hoathly (Sussex), Whiligh in Ticehurst (Sussex), Weeley (Essex), Weoley (Worcestershire), and Willey (Surrey), or from any of the other places called Willey, such as those in Cheshire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, and Warwickshire, named with Old English wilig ‘willow’ + lēah, or from Wylye (Wiltshire), which takes its name from the river Wylye (of uncertain etymology).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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