Brief Life History of Mary "Mollie" Catherine
When Mary "Mollie" Catherine West was born on 31 December 1859, in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States, her father, William Riley West, was 36 and her mother, Salina E. Webb, was 21. She married Daniel Jasper Clayton on 31 October 1882, in Jackson, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Scotts Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, United States for about 30 years and Addie Cemetery, Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina, United States in 1938. She died on 12 November 1938, in Addie, Jackson, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Old Field Cemetery, Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina, United States.
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- Mary West in household of W R West, "United States Census, 1860"
- Mollie West, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Mollie Clayton, "North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994"
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1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island
On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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
English and German: from Middle English, Middle High German west ‘west’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived to the west of a settlement, or a habitational name for someone who had migrated from further west.
Americanized form of Finnish Vesterinen: from the personal name Vesteri (a short form of Sylvester ) + the surname suffix -nen.
History: This name was brought to North America independently by many bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Thomas West, 12th Baron De La Warre, was captain general of Virginia in 1610–11. The state of DE is named for him. One of the earliest permanent settlers was Francis West (1606–92), who came to Duxbury, MA, from Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, in or before 1638.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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