Brief Life History of Emeline
When Emeline Robey was born on 6 June 1842, in Harrison, West Virginia, United States, her father, Hezekiah Robey, was 31 and her mother, Margaret Cunningham, was 31. She married Perry Green Nay on 18 December 1861. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Mannington, Marion, West Virginia, United States in 1880 and Mannington District, Marion, West Virginia, United States in 1900. She died on 23 June 1927, in Marion, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 85.
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- Emaline Nay, "United States Census, 1870"
- Emeline Nay, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
- Emeline Roby in entry for Nate Tucker, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Roby .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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