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Edward Farris Storey was born in Texas in 1828 to John Thompson Storey and Lucy McLester. On January 2, 1849 Storey married Adella Coloway, in Georgetown, Texas. After Adella's death in 1852, Story and his young daughter Juliann travelled to California with a group of 42 Texans, settling in Visalia. Storey was granted a charter to found a Masonic Lodge in the San Juan Bautista area in 1854. Storey later moved to Nevada and was an early resident of Virginia City. During the Pyramid Lake War Storey organized and commanded Company K, Nevada Militia, known as the "Virginia City Rifles.". On June 2, 1860 Storey was shot from ambush and killed; he is buried in the Virginia City cemetery. Storey County, Nevada was was named in his honor when it was created November 25, 1861.