Brief Life History of Samuel Martin
When Samuel Martin Via was born in 1815, in Albemarle, Virginia, United States, his father, Jonathan Via, was 45 and his mother, Catherine 'Katie' Elizabeth O'Baugh, was 37. He married Sarah Alice Walton on 31 October 1837, in Albemarle, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Liberty Township, Clay, Missouri, United States in 1870 and Pastures District, Augusta, Virginia, United States in 1880. He died on 2 June 1904, at the age of 89, and was buried in Bells Valley Methodist Cemetery, Bells Valley, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States.
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Sources (37)
- Saml M Via, "United States Census, 1870"
- Samuel M Via, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
- Samuel Martin Via, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1815–1904 Male
1814–1898 Female
Children (8)
1838–1898 Male
1840–1910 Male
1842–1886 Female
1845–1938 Male
1848–1905 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1770–1857 Male
1778–1835 Female
Siblings (10)
1803–1879 Male
1806–1881 Female
1808–1853 Male
1810–1886 Male
1812–1892 Male
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 4
1822
Age 7
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
Age 29
Name Meaning
Altered form of French Viar 1 or perhaps of some other similar (like-sounding) French surname, such as Vier 3 and Viat, a cognate of Viet 2. Alternatively, a Frenchified form of an unidentified German surname. Compare Viar 2, Viars , Vier 2, and Vire .
Italian (southern): from a short form of a personal name or surname ending with -via, for example Bellavia .
Italian (southern): from a variant of Bia, a personal name of Greek origin, a calque of Latin Vita ‘life’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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