Ephraim Pauley (1794 - 1865)

Born 1794 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Mullins — married 17 Jan 1818 in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 1865 at about age 71 in Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

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Biography

Ephraim Pauley was born about 1794 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States. He was a son of Joseph A. Pauley and Levina Midkiff Pauley. On January 17, 1818 in Kanawha County, Virginia, he married Anna Mullens. Ephraim died June 2, 1865 in West Virginia. Lincoln County was not created until 1867, therefore he probably died in Putnam County, where he resided in 1860.

From William Morgan Pauley memorial (Find A Grave: Memorial #130215380) "Ephraim Pauley, born about 1794 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia died 1865 in Lincoln County, West Virginia. The following paragaph taken from the "West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia",supplemental Vol 7, pages 121-122. "Ephraim and Anna (Mullins) Pauley lived in Kanawha County before the organization of Lincoln County. Ephraim came from Franklin Count, Virginia to Charleston, Kanawha County before the War of 1812, in which he volunteered to serve, but peace came before he went to the field. He was married in 1818 and in 1823 built the first mill on Fuquas Creek, it have been a tub-whell mill. Here he raised a large family and died at a good old age." Ephraim's parents: Joseph A. Pauley, born about 1757 in Halifax County, Virginia and Lavina 'Viney' Midkiff, born about 1768 in Halifax (Pittsylvania) County, Virginia

Ephraim married Anna Mullins, born about 1804, on 18 JUL 1818 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia.

Ephraim and Anna had 13 children: Winifred, Shadrack, Elizabeth, Daniel, Ralph, Washington, William Morgan, Preston, Joseph, Martha, Ephraim Jr., Julia Ann, and Henry.

1820 United States Census, Virginia, Kanawha County, Page 9. Ephraim Polly: 1 free white male under age 10, 1 free white male age 16 to under 26, 1 free white female under age 26

1830 United States Census, Virginia, Kanawha County, Page 208. Ephraim Polly: free white persons within household - 1 male under age 5, 1 male age 5 to under 10, 1 male age 10 to under 15, 1 male age 30 to under 40, 2 females age 5 to under 10, 1 female age 20 to under 30.

1850 United States Census, Virginia, Kanawha County, HN 633, FN 637, enumerated 17 August 1850. Ephraim Pauley, 56, male, farmer, real estate value $3000, VA. Anna Pauley, 46, female, VA, cannot read or write. Ralph Pauley, 19, male, laborer, VA. Washington Pauley, 17, male, attended school, VA. William Pauley, 16, male, attended school, VA. Preston Pauley, 14, male, attended school, VA. Jackson Pauley, 13, male, VA. Serepta Turley, 3, female, VA. Martha Pauley, 11, female, attended school, VA. Henry Pauley, 7, male, VA. Julia Pauley, 4, female, VA.

Register of Marriages, (West) Virginia, Kanawha County. Preston Paulley, white, male, single, age 20y, born Kanawha County, s/o Eph. & Ann Paulley, married to Mary Ann Hill, white, female, single, age 19, born Logan County VA, d/o John & S. Hill, marriage 06 March 1856.

1860 United States Census, Virginia, Putnam County, District 2, Hurricane Bridge Post Office, Page 22, HN 162, FN 149, enumerated 11 June 1860. E Polly, 62, male, farmer, real estate value $3000, personal estate value $300, VA. A Polly, 58, female, VA, cannot read or write. H Polly, 17, male, labourer, VA.

Land

• Ephraim Pauley renews his Entry of 50 acres that was made for him the 28th Nov. 1811 in the same words & same Warrt. [warrant], but amends it to take a Small distance up the Trace Fork, but chiefly on the Wolfpen Fork of Farquas creek. -- Dec [X]th, 1813^[1]

Sources

• Census Records
• http://sites.rootsmagic.com/garn/individual.php?p=1700
• https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/146088/I192383/ephraim-pauley/individual
• WikiTree profile Pauley-92 created through the import of Amy Mason family tree.ged on Aug 11, 2011 by Amy Ellington. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Amy and others.
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1. ↑ Kanawha Land Entry Book. FamilySearch, unindexed. Scanned image 115 of 537. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSG6-X31R-T?i=114