Brief Life History of William Heater
When William Heater Wamsley Jr. was born on 29 March 1843, in Huttonsville, Randolph, Virginia, United States, his father, William Heater Wamsley, was 34 and his mother, Prudence Wilmoth, was 40. He married Margaret Elizabeth Swadley on 14 November 1867, in Randolph, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Mingo, Randolph, West Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Valley Bend District, Randolph, West Virginia, United States in 1900. He died on 5 March 1901, in Huttonsville, Randolph, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Wamsley Cemetery, Dailey, Randolph, West Virginia, United States.
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- Wm H Wamsley in household of Wm L Riggleman, "United States Census, 1860"
- William H Wamsley, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- William Heater Wamsley, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1861 · The Battle of Manassas
The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run.
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English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): variant of Walmsley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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