Brief Life History of George W
When George W Hulvey was born about 1813, in Pleasant Valley, Marshall, Virginia, United States, his father, Henrich Hulvey, was 30 and his mother, Susanna Wheelbarger, was 37. He lived in Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, United States in 1850.
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- George W Hulvey in household of Henry Hulvey, "United States Census, 1850"
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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.
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America.
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 Irish O'Halvey. In counties Galway and Mayo this is an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAilmhic ‘descendant of Ailmhac’, a personal name meaning ‘noble son’. In Leinster, Halvey is found as an equivalent of Holloway .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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