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
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
1846–1909 Male
1846–1891 Female
Siblings (10)
1869–1929 Female
1872–1942 Male
1874–1934 Female
1876–1887 Female
1878–1932 Male
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 1
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
Age 1
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 16
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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