Melinda Bourland

Brief Life History of Melinda

When Melinda Bourland was born in 1839, in Franklin, Arkansas, United States, her father, Dubart Lee Bourland, was 36 and her mother, Mary Thomas, was 34. She married Wyley Benton Corley on 24 December 1858, in Franklin, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in White Oak Township, Franklin, Arkansas, United States in 1900 and White Oak, Franklin, Arkansas, United States in 1910. In 1880, at the age of 41, her occupation is listed as keeping house. She died on 27 July 1927, in Franklin, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Ozark, Franklin, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Wyley Benton Corley
1832–1911
Melinda Bourland
1839–1927
Marriage: 24 December 1858
Mary Tennessee Corley
1859–
Virginia Lee Corley
1866–1941
Marion Dickson Corley
1869–1947
Florence Corley
1870–

Sources (12)

  • Malinda Corly in household of Wiley Corly, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Melinda Bourland, "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944"
  • Texas. Biographies 1861–1865, Military Records 1861–1865 | West. Biographies 1861–1866 | West. Biographies 1861–1866

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1861

Arkansas supplied an estimated 50,000 men to the Confederate Army andabout 15,000 to the Union Army.

1862 · Battle of Pea Ridge

By the time the Battle of Pea Ridge happened the Union forces had pushed Confederates through Missouri and Arkansas. This battle was important in securing Missouri for the Union and opening Arkansas for the Union.

Name Meaning

English (Hampshire): variant of Burland . This surname is now rare in Britain.

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

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