When Mariah Margaret Bloss was born on 19 February 1841, in Virginia, United States, her father, Hiram Bloss, was 36 and her mother, Mariah Ferguson, was 29. She married Alderson Ferguson on 29 November 1860, in West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. She lived in Wayne, Virginia, United States in 1860 and Union District, Wayne, West Virginia, United States for about 10 years. She died on 25 January 1926, in Wayne, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States.
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"Wayne was established in 1842, by the same act of the Virginia General Assembly that created Wayne County. The county was named for General ""Mad Anthony"" Wayne.[7] The town was initially known by the name ""Trout's Hill,"" after Abraham Trout, who donated the land upon which the county's courthouse was built. The Wayne Courthouse Post Office was established in 1842 also. The town was known simultaneously as Trout's Hill and Wayne Courthouse for many years. The town was incorporated in 1860 and 1882 as Fairview, but was still commonly known as Wayne Courthouse. The population in 1882 was 157. In 1890, the Norfolk & Western Railroad was constructed up Twelve Pole Creek. The railroad placed the name ""Wayne"" on its schedule and the name caught on. The name was officially changed to Wayne in 1911.[8] 1st Name Trout's Hill 2nd Name Wayne Courthouse 3rd Name Fairview 4th Name Wayne 1st Name 1842-ca 1860 2nd 1842–1892 3rd 1860–1892 4th 1892–present"
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Arlington Cemetery is a military cemetery. It was originally a plantation owned by George Washington Parke Custis. This is the location of Robert E. Lee, 16,000 Civil War soldiers, William Howard Taft, John, Jackie, Robert, and Edward Kennedy. The tomb of the unknown soldier is also located here it was dedicated on November 11, 1921. It contains the remains of those soldiers unknown from WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.
German: from Middle High German blōz ‘naked, destitute’, applied as a nickname for a poor person, or for someone who dressed inappropriately, also applied to a man without a beard.
German: variant of Blass .
Swedish: possibly an adoption of the German name.
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