Emma Virginia Staley

Female20 January 1874–16 November 1934

Brief Life History of Emma Virginia

When Emma Virginia Staley was born on 20 January 1874, in Frederick, Maryland, United States, her father, Lewis Henry Staley, was 27 and her mother, Mary Frances Whipp, was 27. She lived in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States in 1880 and Woodsboro, Frederick, Maryland, United States in 1920. She died on 16 November 1934, at the age of 60.

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Family Time Line

Lewis Henry Staley
1846–1909
Mary Frances Whipp
1846–1891
Cora Louise Staley
1869–1929
Samuel D. Staley
1872–1942
Emma Virginia Staley
1874–1934
Amanda C M Staley
1876–1887
Aaron Lewis Staley
1878–1932
Ava Christiana Staley
1880–1972
Cornelius Keefer Staley
1882–1941
Mary Louise Staley
1884–
Martha E Staley
1886–
Jennie Irene Staley
1888–1971

Sources (3)

  • Emma Staley in household of Fleeton Stull, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Emma V Staley in household of John M Smith, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Emma Staley in household of Lewis Staley, "United States Census, 1880"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (10)

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World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

Age 1

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1875 · A New Civil Rights Act

Age 1

During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

Age 16

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Staveley in Derbyshire, Stayley in Lancashire (now called Stalybridge in Greater Manchester), or perhaps Staveley (Westmorland), Staveley (Lancashire), or Staveley (Yorkshire). The placenames all derive from Old English stæf ‘staff, stave, rod’ (genitive plural stafa) + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. Compare Staveley .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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