When Volney Minear was born on 22 September 1850, in West Virginia, United States, his father, Moses Minear, was 36 and his mother, Margaret Gaston, was 28. He married Sarah Jane Lathrop before 1873, in United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Appanoose, Iowa, United States in 1920 and Washington Township, Appanoose, Iowa, United States in 1930. He died on 11 August 1935, in Moulton, Appanoose, Iowa, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Moulton, Appanoose, Iowa, United States.
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
"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."
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Americanized form of German Minnier or Minnir, or of their original French form Minier . The surname Minnier is very rare in Germany, while the variant Minnir is apparently extinct. Compare Manier 3, Mineer , Minnear 1, Minniear , and Mynhier 1.
Cornish: variant of Menear . Compare Minnear 2.
History: The majority of the American Minears trace their origin to the brothers Christian and Johann Georg Minni(e)r or Minier from Germany, who arrived, together with Johann Georg's wife and son, Johann(es) Georg, Jr, in PA in 1732 on the ship Mary of London.
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