Brief Life History of Joseph Edgar
When Joseph Edgar Pauley was born in 1849, in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, his father, Joseph Andrew Pauley Jr, was 39 and his mother, Oceola Slack, was 31. He married Mariah Virginia Douglas in 1871, in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Kanawha, Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Elk, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States for about 10 years. He died in West Virginia, United States, and was buried in Big Chimney, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States.
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- Edgar Pauley in household of Joseph Pauley, "United States Census, 1850"
- Joseph Edgar Pauley, "Find A Grave Index"
- Joseph E Pauley in entry for Pearl Pauley, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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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
"West Virginia was given statehood status with the ""agreement"" the citizens would phase out slavery. On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln approved the Statehood Bill for West Virginia. West Virginia was proclaimed a state on April 20, 1863, with the bill becoming effective 60 days later, June 20, 1863. When West Virginia first entered statehood in 1863, there were only 46 counties. That same year, four other counties voted themselves into West Virginia. Today, there are 55 counties in the Mountain State. The oldest county in the state is Hamsphire County formed in 1754 as part of Virginia. The youngest county is Mingo formed in 1895. The smallest county is Hancock located in the northern panhandle of the state with Randolph being the largest. When the Legislature convened for its first session, there were only 47 members of the House of Delegates and 18 members of the State Senate. Through the years, the number has increased to 100 members of the House of Delegates and 34 members of the State Senate."
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English: perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Pauly, or a pet form of Paul.
German: variant or a derivative of Paul . Compare Poley .
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Pavilly (Seine‐Maritime, France).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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