When George William Lail was born on 23 October 1838, in Colemansville, Harrison, Kentucky, United States, his father, Charles Lail, was 31 and his mother, Louisa Ingles, was 24. He married Florence Day on 14 June 1871, in Harrison, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Magisterial District 1 Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, United States in 1900 and Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, United States in 1910. He registered for military service in 1915. He died on 2 July 1912, in Harrison, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.
Americanized form of German Lehl or Loehl. In either case, the name is a variant of Lehle or Löhle, pet forms of the personal name Leonhard .
History: The Loehl family came to North America in 1737. Another branch of the family came to North America from Germany via Russia. They settled in southern Russia in the mid 18th century, but kept their German identity. Both branches have adopted the Americanized form Lail as a surname.
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