Brief Life History of Savina
When Savina Ferrell was born on 17 December 1843, in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, her father, George Washington Ferrell Sr, was 37 and her mother, Nancy Farley, was 29. She married Dewitt Clinton Eskins on 10 September 1869, in Sherman District, Boone, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Boone, Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Logan, Logan, West Virginia, United States in 1880. She died on 3 January 1884, in Logan, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 40.
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- Savina Eskings in household of D W C Eskings, "United States Census, 1870"
- Sevina Ferrell, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- S Perrold in entry for O. W. Eskier and B D Baldwin, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
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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.
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.
Name Meaning
Irish: variant of Farrell , from Ó Fearghail.
English: variant of Fairhall .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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