Brief Life History of James Dallas
When James Dallas Lemaster was born in March 1827, in Monongalia, Virginia, United States, his father, James Joseph Lemasters, was 31 and his mother, Harriet Cumberledge, was 30. He married Sebra F. "Silvia" Myers on 12 March 1870, in Wetzel, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Grant District, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States in 1880 and Green District, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States in 1900. He died on 26 February 1909, in Ross, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Piney, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States.
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- James D Lenyartus, "United States Census, 1900"
- James D Lemasters, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
- James D. Lemasters, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
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.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of French Lemaistre, itself a variant of Lemaître ‘the master’ (see Lemaitre ). Compare Lamaster and Lemasters .
History: This surname is listed (in the form Le Master) along with its original form Le Maître in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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