Brief Life History of Almeda Virginia
When Almeda Virginia Mooney was born on 4 July 1860, in Carroll, Virginia, United States, her father, Henderson Mooney, was 32 and her mother, Eliza Mary Edwards, was 19. She married William C Barnard on 19 December 1878, in La Cygne, Linn, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Linn, Washington, Kansas, United States in 1895 and Lincoln Township, Linn, Kansas, United States for about 10 years. She died on 6 February 1940, in Linn, Kansas, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in La Cygne, Linn, Kansas, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Virginia Mooney, "United States Census, 1860"
- Almeda Mooney, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"
- Almedia Virginia Mooney Barnard, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1869
Historical Boundaries: 1869: Linn, Kansas, United States
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maonaigh, ‘descendant of Maonach’, a personal name derived from maoineach ‘wealthy, precious’. Meaney is a variant development of the same name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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