Brief Life History of Wesley
When Wesley Clevenger was born on 10 May 1806, in Ross, Ohio, United States, his father, John Thomas Clevenger, was 26 and his mother, Nancy Maria Stothard, was 26. He married Catharine Bunnell on 30 December 1827, in Fleming, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Stoney Creek Township, Randolph, Indiana, United States for about 10 years and Monroe Township, Randolph, Indiana, United States in 1860. He died on 8 June 1873, in Randolph, Indiana, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Windsor, Stoney Creek Township, Randolph, Indiana, United States.
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- Wesley Clevenger, "United States Census, 1860"
- Westley Clevenger, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Wesley Clevenger, "Find A Grave Index"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1810 · Change of capital city
Zanesville becomes the new state capital.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Clavinger, status name for the keeper of the keys in a great household, Latin clavigerus, from clavis ‘key’.
History: George Clevenger was born in Yonkers, NY, in 1654, the son of JohnClevenger (born 1633), who probably came from Devon, England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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