Brief Life History of Anna Jane
When Anna Jane Dolly was born on 14 January 1855, in Pendleton, Virginia, United States, her father, John Wesley Dolly, was 31 and her mother, Lucinda Bland, was 20. She married James Bridges Harper on 14 September 1871, in Pendleton, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in West Virginia, United States in 1870 and Union District, Pendleton, West Virginia, United States for about 50 years. She died on 9 December 1934, in Pendleton, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Riverton, Pendleton, West Virginia, United States.
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- Anna Harper in household of James B Harper, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: Annie Jane Dolly - Government record: Census record: birth: 14 January 1855; Pendleton, Virginia, United States
- Anna J Dolly, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
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World Events (8)
1861 · The Battle of Manassas
The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
Name Meaning
Irish (Galway): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dathlaoich ‘descendant of Dathlaoch’, a personal name composed of the elements dath ‘bright, colored’ + laoch ‘hero’, ‘champion’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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