Brief Life History of Sallie Ragland
When Sallie Ragland Poindexter was born on 18 January 1846, in Virginia, United States, her father, Thomas Poindexter, was 47 and her mother, Martha Elizabeth Burton, was 24. She married Thomas Scott West on 21 May 1868, in Bedford, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Goode, Bedford, Virginia, United States in 1920 and United States in 1924. She died on 31 December 1923, in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States.
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- Sally West in household of Thos S West, "United States Census, 1870"
- Sallie R., "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
- Sallie R Wise, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
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1847 · Hollywood Cemetery Established
Hollywood Cemetery was established in 1847 in Richmond Virginia. This is where Presidents James Monroe and John Tyler are buried. During the Civil War it became the largest military interments and a large section dedicated to military burials. Jefferson Davis a well known Confederate is also buried here. Many other notable people are also buried here.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): Anglicized form of Channel Islands (Jersey) Poingdestre, a nickname from Old French poing destre ‘right fist’. This surname is very rare in Britain, while the original form Poingdestre is not found in France at all. Compare Pondexter .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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