Brief Life History of William Thomas
When William Thomas Hales was born on 28 February 1838, in Wayne, North Carolina, United States, his father, Edward Hales, was 36 and his mother, Sarah Sallie Harness, was 29. He married Virginia Lugenia Braswell on 29 April 1875, in Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Pikeville, Wayne, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years and Buck Swamp Township, Wayne, North Carolina, United States in 1910. He died on 10 March 1920, in Wayne, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 82.
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- W Thos Hales, "United States Census, 1920"
- Wm Thos Hales, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- William Thomas Hales, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1853 · First State Fair
The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.
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.
Name Meaning
English (widespread, especially in the southeast): from the genitive singular or nominative plural form of Old English halh ‘nook, recess’ (see Hale ).
Irish: when not of English origin, this may be a variant of Healy or McHale .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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