Brief Life History of Effa Alice
When Effa Alice Rogers was born on 28 September 1860, in Harrison, West Virginia, United States, her father, Marsene Judson Rogers, was 25 and her mother, Sarah Elizabeth Robinson, was 21. She married Sylvester V Lyon on 1 February 1886, in Harrison, West Virginia, United States. She lived in Sardis District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States in 1900 and Eagle District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States for about 30 years. She died on 23 January 1942, in Lumberport, Harrison, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Shinnston, Harrison, West Virginia, United States.
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- Effy A Rogers in household of Marcien Rogers, "United States Census, 1870"
- Sofa Alice Rogers, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
- Effie A Rogers, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863
West Virginia was given statehood status with the "agreement" the citizens would phase out slavery. On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln approved the Statehood Bill for West Virginia. West Virginia was proclaimed a state on April 20, 1863, with the bill becoming effective 60 days later, June 20, 1863. When West Virginia first entered statehood in 1863, there were only 46 counties. That same year, four other counties voted themselves into West Virginia. Today, there are 55 counties in the Mountain State. The oldest county in the state is Hamsphire County formed in 1754 as part of Virginia. The youngest county is Mingo formed in 1895. The smallest county is Hancock located in the northern panhandle of the state with Randolph being the largest. When the Legislature convened for its first session, there were only 47 members of the House of Delegates and 18 members of the State Senate. Through the years, the number has increased to 100 members of the House of Delegates and 34 members of the State Senate.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): variant of Roger , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Ruaidhrí (see Rorie ).
History: Thomas Rogers (c. 1587–1621), born in London, England, was among the Pilgrim Fathers who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. He died during the first winter at Plymouth Colony, but his son Joseph survived and married, and was later joined in MA by his brother John. This name was subsequently brought to North America independently by many different bearers.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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