Brief Life History of Rhoda Ellen
When Rhoda Ellen Bolyard was born on 3 August 1854, in Preston, West Virginia, United States, her father, John A. Bolyard, was 27 and her mother, Nancy Hershman, was 27. She married John J. Goff on 16 December 1874, in Preston, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Preston, Virginia, United States in 1860 and Reno District, Preston, West Virginia, United States for about 50 years. She died on 16 April 1925, in Fellowsville, Preston, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Mount Israel Cemetery, Fellowsville, Preston, West Virginia, United States.
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- Roda E Goff in household of J J Goff, "United States Census, 1910"
- Rodah E Bolyard, "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928"
- Rhoda Ellen Bolyard, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
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1861 · The Battle of Manassas
The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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.
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English: perhaps a variant of Bullard .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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