Sophia Teal

15 August 1827–March 1916 (Age 88)
Luray, Prairie Township, Henry, Indiana, United States

The Life Summary of Sophia

When Sophia Teal was born on 15 August 1827, in Luray, Prairie Township, Henry, Indiana, United States, her father, Mankin Chester Teel Sr., was 25 and her mother, Amelia Emely Ferguson, was 30. She married Pyrrhus M. McGinnis on 10 September 1866, in Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Henry, Virginia, United States for about 10 years. She died in March 1916, in Mercer, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Brammer Cemetery, Odd, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Gravely
1826–1866
Sophia Teal
1827–1916
John Wells Gravely Jr.
1839–1917
James O. Gravely
1854–1854
John Gravely
1856–
Mankin Anderson Gravely
1856–
Mary E Gravely
1859–
Susan Elizabeth Gravely
1862–1923

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World Events (8)

1836 · The Massive Internal Improvements Act
Age 9
The Massive Internal Improvements Act of 1836 loaned Indiana $10,000,000 to create infrastructure such as canals, railroads, and roads across the state. The act was signed by Whig Governor Noah Noble and passed by the Indiana General Assembly. However, the financial crisis known as the Panic of 1837 thwarted these plans as costs ballooned. Construction on the infrastructure was not completed and the state debt rapidly increased.
1836
Age 9
Historical Boundaries: 1836: Henry, Indiana, United States
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Age 24
Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.

Name Meaning

English (West Yorkshire): from Middle English tele ‘teal’, a nickname for someone who resembled the waterbird in some way.English (West Yorkshire): topographic name from residence by a plank bridge, Middle English thele (Old English thelu ‘planks’), or a habitational name from Theale in Berkshire or Somerset, named from the same word.Americanized form of German Diehl or Thiel .

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

Possible Related Names

Teale
Diehl
Teall

Sources (10)

  • Sophia Gravely in entry for Jno. W. Gravely, "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917"
  • Sophia Gravely in household of Jas Gravely, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Sophia Gravely in entry for James C. Gravely, "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912"

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