Brief Life History of Almedia
When Almedia Stier was born in May 1860, in Sardis, Harrison, West Virginia, United States, her father, Cleatus Lafayette Stier, was 23 and her mother, Caroline Virginia Hardman, was 20. She married Thomas Benton Lindsey on 12 January 1882, in Harrison, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Clay District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States in 1900. She died on 19 November 1900, in Shinnston, Harrison, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Harrison, West Virginia, United States.
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- Almedia Lindsey in household of Thomas B Lindsey, "United States Census, 1900"
- Almida Stier, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
- Almedia Lindsey, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863
"West Virginia was given statehood status with the ""agreement"" the citizens would phase out slavery. On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln approved the Statehood Bill for West Virginia. West Virginia was proclaimed a state on April 20, 1863, with the bill becoming effective 60 days later, June 20, 1863. When West Virginia first entered statehood in 1863, there were only 46 counties. That same year, four other counties voted themselves into West Virginia. Today, there are 55 counties in the Mountain State. The oldest county in the state is Hamsphire County formed in 1754 as part of Virginia. The youngest county is Mingo formed in 1895. The smallest county is Hancock located in the northern panhandle of the state with Randolph being the largest. When the Legislature convened for its first session, there were only 47 members of the House of Delegates and 18 members of the State Senate. Through the years, the number has increased to 100 members of the House of Delegates and 34 members of the State Senate."
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Alois, Erwin, Frieda, Gerhard, Hans, Siegfried, Ulrich, Willi.
German, Jewish (Ashkenazic), and Dutch: from Middle High German, Middle Dutch stier, German Stier ‘bull, bullock’, hence a nickname for someone thought to resemble the animal in some way or a metonymic occupational name for someone who tended cattle. This surname is rare in the Netherlands.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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