Brief Life History of Mary Willie
When Mary Willie Leighton was born on 22 October 1873, in Augusta, Hampshire, Virginia, United States, her father, James Alexander Leighton Sr., was 30 and her mother, Nancy Ann Wren, was 22. She married Garrett Hamilton Mawyer on 6 June 1888, in Waynesboro, Augusta, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Schuyler, Nelson, Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Schuyler District, Nelson, Virginia, United States in 1940. She died on 9 May 1945, in Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Rock Spring Cemetery, Faber, Nelson, Virginia, United States.
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- May W Manyes in household of Garrett H Manyes, "United States Census, 1930"
- Mary W., "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Mary Wiele Mawyer, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
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.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Leighton or Layton. Most, as for example those in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Lancashire, and Shropshire, are named with Old English lēac ‘leek’ + tūn ‘settlement’, but Layton in Durham derives from Old English ge-lād ‘road’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. The English pronunciation of Leighton is usually /lɛ:tən/ or /leitən/ (also spelled Layton and Leaton ), but it can also be heard as /laitən/ or as /li:tən/ (also spelled Leaton ), and occasionally as /lɛtən/ (spelled Letton ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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