When America Carney was born on 23 December 1851, in Liberty, Putnam, West Virginia, United States, her father, Silas Carney, was 30 and her mother, Lucinda Margaret Fisher, was 25. She married Silas Washington Bailey on 21 October 1869, in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 12 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Union District, Putnam, West Virginia, United States in 1910 and Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States in 1920. She died in Putnam, West Virginia, United States.
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
In 1863, West Virginia's counties were divided into civil townships, with the intention of encouraging local government. This proved impractical in the heavily rural state, and in 1872 the townships were converted into magisterial districts. Kanawha County was divided into ten districts: Big Sandy, Cabin Creek, Charleston, Elk, Jefferson, Loudon, Malden, Poca, Union, and Washington.
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Kieran, Aidan, Aileen, Briana, Declan, Eamon, Finbarr, Keane, Meave, Mhairi, Paddy.
shortened form of McCarney (Mac Cearnaigh).
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cearnaigh ‘descendant of Cearnach’. See Kearney .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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