Lavinia Warren

Brief Life History of Lavinia

When Lavinia Warren was born on 4 September 1797, in Caswell, North Carolina, United States, her father, Larkin Warren, was 36 and her mother, Eunice Foley, was 23. She married William G. Miles on 29 September 1818, in Caswell, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Davidson, Tennessee, United States in 1850. She died on 4 September 1879, in Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

William G. Miles
1797–1880
Lavinia Warren
1797–1879
Marriage: 29 September 1818
Bedford W Miles
1819–1857
James Y Miles
1821–1862
Margaret A Miles
1822–
Parmilia Amelia Miles
1825–1898
John L Miles
1827–1865
Elizabeth Jane Miles
1831–1896
William Green Miles Jr
1834–1910
Mary Elizabeth Miles
1836–1910

Sources (9)

  • Lavinia Miles in household of William G Miles, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Viney Warren, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Lavenia Miles, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1799 · Gold Nuggets Found

In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow ""rock"" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the ""rock"" was a gold nugget.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): from the Middle English (Old French) personal name Warin, Werin, a borrowing of ancient Germanic Warino, a short form of various compound names based on the element warin ‘protection, shelter’ or ‘guard’. Compare Waring .

English and Irish (of Norman origin): habitational name from La Varrenne in Seine-Maritime, France, named with a Gaulish element probably descriptive of alluvial land or sandy soil. This was the name of a major Norman family after the Conquest. In Ireland, this name has been Gaelicized as Bharain.

Irish: adopted as an English form of Gaelic Ó Murnáin (see Murnane , Warner ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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