Sophia Teel

Brief Life History of Sophia

When Sophia Teel was born on 15 August 1827, in Henry, Virginia, United States, her father, Mankin Chester Teel Sr., was 25 and her mother, Amelia Emily Ferguson, was 25. She married Pyrrhus McGinnis on 10 September 1866, in Raleigh, West Virginia, United States. She lived in Town District, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States in 1900 and Jumping Branch Twp, Mercer, West Virginia, United States in 1910. 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 Teel
1827–1916
James O. Gravely
1854–1854
Mankin Anderson Gravely
1856–1936
John W. Gravely
1857–
Mary E. Gravely
1859–
Susan Elizabeth Gravely
1862–1923

Sources (29)

  • Sopha Mcginnis, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Slphia Gravely, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
  • Sophia Gravely, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1912"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

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.

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

Probably an Americanized form of German Thiel .

English: variant of Teale . This form of the surname is rare in Britain and Ireland.

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

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