Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Hooker was born in 1839, in Stokes, North Carolina, United States, her father, Albert Hooker, was 41 and her mother, Elizabeth Orr, was 31. She married John Daugherty McClellan on 5 March 1859, in Scott, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Russell, Russell, Virginia, United States in 1850 and DeKalb District, Scott, Virginia, United States in 1870. She died in 1872, in Lincoln, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 33.
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- Mary McClelland in household of John S McClelland, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mary A, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
- Mary Hooker, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
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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.
1853 · First State Fair
The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.
Name Meaning
English (southeastern):
occupational name for a hook maker, from Middle English, Old English hōcere, possibly also used for an agricultural laborer who used hooks. In some cases the name may have become Hocker .
topographic name for a ‘dweller by a hill spur or bend’, from Middle English hoke ‘hook, river bend, hill spur’ + -er (see Hook 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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