Brief Life History of Mial
When Mial Mayo was born on 3 June 1795, in Patrick, Virginia, United States, his father, William James Mayo, was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth Maddox Hancock, was 22. He married Susanna Mathews on 5 October 1816, in Floyd, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Edgar, Illinois, United States in 1854 and Stratton Township, Edgar, Illinois, United States in 1860. He died on 27 January 1873, in Edgar, Edgar, Illinois, United States, at the age of 77.
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- Mial Mayo, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mial Mayo, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Mial Mayo in household of Jonathan Crum, "United States Census, 1860"
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1796 · Wilderness Road Opens to Wagons
In 1796, the Wilderness Road opened up for wagon use. The route was used by colonial and early settlers to reach Kentucky from the East. It started in Virginia, and went southward to Tennessee and then went north to Kentucky. The main danger of this route was Native American attacks.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1818
Illinois is the 21st state.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Mayhew .
Altered form of French Mailloux .
Altered form of French Maheu .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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