Samuel Martin Via

Brief Life History of Samuel Martin

When Samuel Martin Via was born in 1815, in Albemarle, Virginia, United States, his father, Jonathan A. Via Sr, 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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Family Time Line

Samuel Martin Via
1815–1904
Sarah Alice Walton
1814–1898
Marriage: 31 October 1837
Chesley Craig Via
1838–1898
Wesley Thompson Via
1840–1910
Mary Frances Via
1842–1886
William Martin Via
1845–1938
Rev James Mordacai Via
1848–1905
Sarah Virginia Via
1851–
Margaret Elizabeth Via
1857–1877
John Edward Via
1859–1939

Sources (40)

  • Saml M Via, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Samel M Vice, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • Samuel M Via, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1822

Historical Boundaries 1822: Clay created from Ray and Non-County Area 7

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.

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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