Lewis Richard Pauley

Brief Life History of Lewis Richard

When Lewis Richard Pauley was born in 1822, in Kanawha, Virginia, United States, his father, Samuel Pauley, was 31 and his mother, Martha "Patsey" Hill, was 27. He married Frances A Smith in 1840. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Boone, Virginia, United States for about 10 years. He died in 1866, in Boone, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 44.

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Family Time Line

Lewis Richard Pauley
1822–1866
Frances A Smith
1817–1870
Marriage: 1840
Samuel Pauley
1842–1891
Julia Tacy Pauley
1845–1920
Susan Pauley
1846–
Aletha Pauley
1849–1889
Pauley
1854–1860
Pauley
1856–1860
Joseph "James" Henry Pauley
1857–1934
Josephine Pauley
1857–

Sources (6)

  • Lewis Pauley, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Lewis Paully in entry for Samuel Paully and May J. Breadlove, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
  • Lewis Paulley, "United States Census, 1850"

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Name Meaning

English: perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Pauly, or a pet form of Paul.

German: variant or a derivative of Paul . Compare Poley .

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Pavilly (Seine‐Maritime, France).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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