William Leonard Drumheller

Brief Life History of William Leonard

When William Leonard Drumheller was born in 1828, in Nelson, Virginia, United States, his father, David W. Drumheller, was 27 and his mother, Frances Anderson, was 24. He married Frances A. Powell on 18 March 1850, in Albemarle, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Virginia, United States in 1870 and King William, Virginia, United States in 1880. He died on 6 April 1902, in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Leonard Drumheller
1828–1902
Frances A. Powell
1829–1871
Marriage: 18 March 1850
Lucy Jane Drumheller
1851–1921
Henry Drumheller
1855–
Walter T Drumheller
1852–1906
Eliza Ann Drumheller
1854–1918
Nathaniel Drumheller
1857–1878
Jane Belle Drumheller
1859–1921
James Drumheller
1859–1870
Stricker Bolling Drumheller
1860–1915
William M. Drumheller Jr.
1862–
Robert Drumheller
1863–
Randy Drumheller
1867–

Sources (66)

  • William L Drumheller in household of Zacheriah Lewis, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Wm L, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
  • Wm Drumheller, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1842

The City of Richmond was officially part of Henrico County until 1842, when it became a fully independent city.

1861 · The Battle of Manassas

The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run. 

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Trum(pf)heller, an occupational name for a drummer, from an enlarged form of Middle High German trumbeler ‘drummer’ (from trumbe ‘drum’ + the agent suffix -er).

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

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