When Isaac Newton Herold was born on 18 July 1856, in Pocahontas, Virginia, United States, his father, John Andrew Herold, was 33 and his mother, Maria Seybert, was 25. He married Hariett Ella Peterson on 10 September 1887, in Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Missouri, United States in 1930 and Sni-A-Bar Township, Lafayette, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. He died on 10 January 1946, at the age of 89, and was buried in Bates City, Lafayette, Missouri, United States.
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
West Virginia was given statehood status with the "agreement" the citizens would phase out slavery. On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln approved the Statehood Bill for West Virginia. West Virginia was proclaimed a state on April 20, 1863, with the bill becoming effective 60 days later, June 20, 1863. When West Virginia first entered statehood in 1863, there were only 46 counties. That same year, four other counties voted themselves into West Virginia. Today, there are 55 counties in the Mountain State. The oldest county in the state is Hamsphire County formed in 1754 as part of Virginia. The youngest county is Mingo formed in 1895. The smallest county is Hancock located in the northern panhandle of the state with Randolph being the largest. When the Legislature convened for its first session, there were only 47 members of the House of Delegates and 18 members of the State Senate. Through the years, the number has increased to 100 members of the House of Delegates and 34 members of the State Senate.
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
English (Middlesex): variant of Herald .
German and Dutch: from the ancient Germanic personal name Hari(o)wald (see Harold 1). This surname is also found in France (mainly Alsace).
Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Herold ‘herald’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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