Brief Life History of Mills Valentine
When Mills Valentine Bracey was born on 14 February 1843, in Virginia, United States, his father, Exum Bracey, was 31 and his mother, Dowdy Wester, was 38. He married Mary Virginia "Jennie" Holesford on 20 January 1867, in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Eastern District, Powhatan, Virginia, United States in 1860 and Hardy District, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States for about 40 years. He died on 1 December 1922, in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States, at the age of 79.
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- Mills S Bracy, "United States Census, 1910"
- Mills V, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
- Mills V. Bracy, "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940"
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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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1864 · Arlington Cemetery
Arlington Cemetery is a military cemetery. It was originally a plantation owned by George Washington Parke Custis. This is the location of Robert E. Lee, 16,000 Civil War soldiers, William Howard Taft, John, Jackie, Robert, and Edward Kennedy. The tomb of the unknown soldier is also located here it was dedicated on November 11, 1921. It contains the remains of those soldiers unknown from WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Brécy, in Aisne (Normandy).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Mills Valentine Bracey fought in the American Civil War
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