Minerva Samantha Medley

Brief Life History of Minerva Samantha

When Minerva Samantha Medley was born on 3 November 1867, in Dallas, Missouri, United States, her father, John Stark Medley, was 21 and her mother, Mary Jane Scrivner, was 16. She married John Grant Bailey on 14 August 1890. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Jasper Township, Dallas, Missouri, United States for about 70 years. She died on 5 April 1951, in Plad, Dallas, Missouri, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Plad, Dallas, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Grant Bailey
1869–1944
Minerva Samantha Medley
1867–1951
Marriage: 14 August 1890
Arthur Winfield Bailey
1894–1964
Lula Mary Bailey
1896–1971
Evey Myrtle Bailey
1898–1971
Claude Jackson Bailey
1900–1971

Sources (10)

  • Minerva Medley in household of John Medley, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Minerva Samantha Medley - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Minerva Samantha Medley
  • Minerva Samathia Medley Bailey, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

1868 · The Fourteenth Amendment

As one of the Reconstruction Amendments, the Fourteenth Amendment addresses the rights and protections that all citizens of the United States have. The amendment also limits actions of state and local officials in all states.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Methley, a habitational name from Methley (Yorkshire). The placename may derive from Old English middel ‘middle’, replaced by the Old Norse cognate methal, + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’ or ēg ‘island’, or from Old English mǣth ‘mowing, the cutting of grass or corn’ + lēah. Topography suggests that Old English middel + ēg is the most likely origin.

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

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