Brief Life History of Joseph Riley
When Joseph Riley McVey was born on 5 August 1846, in McNairy, Tennessee, United States, his father, Joseph P McVey, was 22 and his mother, Mary Ann Mathis, was 18. He married Pernetta Ginn on 1 June 1869, in Carroll, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Big Spring Township, Izard, Arkansas, United States in 1880 and New Hope Township, Izard, Arkansas, United States for about 20 years. He died on 24 March 1924, in Oxford, Izard, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Oxford, Izard, Arkansas, United States.
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- Joseph Mcvey, "United States Census, 1870"
- William R. H. Smith, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- Joseph Riley McVey, "Find A Grave Index"
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1850
Historical Boundaries - 1850: Fulton, Arkansas, United States; 1873: Izard, Arkansas, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Bheatha ‘son of life’, i.e. ‘man of religion’. Compare Scottish McBeth .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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