Brief Life History of Elyzabeth Virginia
Elyzabeth Virginia Bedwell was born on 31 January 1859, in Grayson, Virginia, United States as the daughter of Talitha Bedwell. She married William Stephen Evans on 28 February 1880, in Grayson, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 11 daughters. She lived in Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States in 1900. She died on 2 May 1909, in Grayson, Virginia, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Independence Cemetery, Independence, Grayson, Virginia, United States.
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- Elizabeth V Evans in household of Stuphen Evans, "United States Census, 1900"
- E V, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
- Elizabeth Bedwell, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
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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.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
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.
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English: variant of Bidwell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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