Brief Life History of William
When William Shawley was born on 6 November 1806, in Haines Township, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Adam Schally, was 33 and his mother, Catherine Long, was 32. He married Sarah Jane Lucas about 1834, in Centre, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 2 June 1859, in Boggs Township, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Milesburg, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (5)
- William Shalley, "United States Census, 1850"
- William Shawley, "Find A Grave Index"
- 1840 United States Federal Census
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World Events (6)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
Name Meaning
English (Northamptonshire and Huntingdonshire): habitational name from Shrawley (Worcestershire), from Old English scræf ‘hollow, hovel’ + lēah ‘open woodland’. The -r- in the initial consonant cluster has been lost in the surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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