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Accomac (Virginia, United States) (search for this): entry mayo-william-kennon
Mayo, William Kennon 1829- Naval officer; born in Drummondtown, Va., May 29, 1829; entered the navy in 1841; and served in the Mexican War. In July, 1861, when the Virginia convention met, he was declared an alien enemy, and forever banished from that State because of his adhesion to the Union. His service during the Civil War was marked with skill and bravery. He was promoted commodore in 1882, and retired after forty-five years service in 1886. He died in Washington, D. C., April 10, 1900.
Washington (United States) (search for this): entry mayo-william-kennon
Mayo, William Kennon 1829- Naval officer; born in Drummondtown, Va., May 29, 1829; entered the navy in 1841; and served in the Mexican War. In July, 1861, when the Virginia convention met, he was declared an alien enemy, and forever banished from that State because of his adhesion to the Union. His service during the Civil War was marked with skill and bravery. He was promoted commodore in 1882, and retired after forty-five years service in 1886. He died in Washington, D. C., April 10, 1900.
William Kennon Mayo (search for this): entry mayo-william-kennon
Mayo, William Kennon 1829- Naval officer; born in Drummondtown, Va., May 29, 1829; entered the navy in 1841; and served in the Mexican War. In July, 1861, when the Virginia convention met, he was declared an alien enemy, and forever banished from that State because of his adhesion to the Union. His service during the Civil War was marked with skill and bravery. He was promoted commodore in 1882, and retired after forty-five years service in 1886. He died in Washington, D. C., April 10, 1900.
1882 AD (search for this): entry mayo-william-kennon
Mayo, William Kennon 1829- Naval officer; born in Drummondtown, Va., May 29, 1829; entered the navy in 1841; and served in the Mexican War. In July, 1861, when the Virginia convention met, he was declared an alien enemy, and forever banished from that State because of his adhesion to the Union. His service during the Civil War was marked with skill and bravery. He was promoted commodore in 1882, and retired after forty-five years service in 1886. He died in Washington, D. C., April 10, 1900.
1829 AD (search for this): entry mayo-william-kennon
Mayo, William Kennon 1829- Naval officer; born in Drummondtown, Va., May 29, 1829; entered the navy in 1841; and served in the Mexican War. In July, 1861, when the Virginia convention met, he was declared an alien enemy, and forever banished from that State because of his adhesion to the Union. His service during the Civil War was marked with skill and bravery. He was promoted commodore in 1882, and retired after forty-five years service in 1886. He died in Washington, D. C., April 10, 1900.
May 29th, 1829 AD (search for this): entry mayo-william-kennon
Mayo, William Kennon 1829- Naval officer; born in Drummondtown, Va., May 29, 1829; entered the navy in 1841; and served in the Mexican War. In July, 1861, when the Virginia convention met, he was declared an alien enemy, and forever banished from that State because of his adhesion to the Union. His service during the Civil War was marked with skill and bravery. He was promoted commodore in 1882, and retired after forty-five years service in 1886. He died in Washington, D. C., April 10, 1900.
1886 AD (search for this): entry mayo-william-kennon
Mayo, William Kennon 1829- Naval officer; born in Drummondtown, Va., May 29, 1829; entered the navy in 1841; and served in the Mexican War. In July, 1861, when the Virginia convention met, he was declared an alien enemy, and forever banished from that State because of his adhesion to the Union. His service during the Civil War was marked with skill and bravery. He was promoted commodore in 1882, and retired after forty-five years service in 1886. He died in Washington, D. C., April 10, 1900.
April 10th, 1900 AD (search for this): entry mayo-william-kennon
Mayo, William Kennon 1829- Naval officer; born in Drummondtown, Va., May 29, 1829; entered the navy in 1841; and served in the Mexican War. In July, 1861, when the Virginia convention met, he was declared an alien enemy, and forever banished from that State because of his adhesion to the Union. His service during the Civil War was marked with skill and bravery. He was promoted commodore in 1882, and retired after forty-five years service in 1886. He died in Washington, D. C., April 10, 1900.
July, 1861 AD (search for this): entry mayo-william-kennon
Mayo, William Kennon 1829- Naval officer; born in Drummondtown, Va., May 29, 1829; entered the navy in 1841; and served in the Mexican War. In July, 1861, when the Virginia convention met, he was declared an alien enemy, and forever banished from that State because of his adhesion to the Union. His service during the Civil War was marked with skill and bravery. He was promoted commodore in 1882, and retired after forty-five years service in 1886. He died in Washington, D. C., April 10, 1900.
1841 AD (search for this): entry mayo-william-kennon
Mayo, William Kennon 1829- Naval officer; born in Drummondtown, Va., May 29, 1829; entered the navy in 1841; and served in the Mexican War. In July, 1861, when the Virginia convention met, he was declared an alien enemy, and forever banished from that State because of his adhesion to the Union. His service during the Civil War was marked with skill and bravery. He was promoted commodore in 1882, and retired after forty-five years service in 1886. He died in Washington, D. C., April 10, 1900.