Brief Life History of Wade Hamilton
When Wade Hamilton Boyles was born on 23 April 1858, in Stokes, North Carolina, United States, his father, John William Boyles, was 48 and his mother, Charity E Ferguson, was 49. He married Elizabeth Jane Powers on 1 December 1881, in Yadkin Township, Stokes, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in North Carolina, United States in 1870 and Yadkin Township, Stokes, North Carolina, United States for about 50 years. He died on 2 March 1932, in Stokes, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Mount Olive Baptist Church Cemetery, Mount Olive, Stokes, North Carolina, United States.
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- Wade Boyles in household of John Boyles, "United States Census, 1860"
- Wade A Bayles, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Wade Hamilton Boyles, "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994"
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1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island
On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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
Scottish (of Norman origin): variant of Boyle 2, with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: variant of Boyle 1, with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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