Zachariah C Wiley

Brief Life History of Zachariah C

When Zachariah C Wiley was born in 1840, in Montgomery, Illinois, United States, his father, James Warren Wiley, was 44 and his mother, Sarah Mann, was 37. He married Mary E Perkins on 28 October 1869, in Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Butler, Montgomery, Illinois, United States in 1870.

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Zachariah C Wiley
1840–
Mary E Perkins
1848–
Marriage: 28 October 1869
Edward Z. Wiley
1876–1947

Sources (7)

  • Zachariah Wiley, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Zachariah C Wiley, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Zachariah Wiley in entry for Edward G. Wiley and Fannie Bowles, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

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World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1856

Historical Boundaries: 1856: Montgomery, Illinois, United States

1871

In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.

Name Meaning

English: from various places called with Old English wīg, wēoh ‘idol’ + lēah ‘wood, clearing’, such as Whyly in East Hoathly (Sussex), Whiligh in Ticehurst (Sussex), Weeley (Essex), Weoley (Worcestershire), and Willey (Surrey), or from any of the other places called Willey, such as those in Cheshire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, and Warwickshire, named with Old English wilig ‘willow’ + lēah, or from Wylye (Wiltshire), which takes its name from the river Wylye (of uncertain etymology).

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

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