Brief Life History of Ersula
When Ersula Jenkins was born on 4 May 1878, in Corinth, Williamson, Illinois, United States, her father, Winfield Scott Jenkins Sr., was 26 and her mother, Electa Jane Mitchell, was 23. She married Oscar Wintburr Gill on 10 February 1897, in Williamson, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 4 January 1908, in Williamson, Illinois, United States, at the age of 29, and was buried in Corinth, Williamson, Illinois, United States.
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- Ersula Jenkins in household of M S Jenkins, "United States Census, 1880"
- Ersula Jenkins, "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940"
- Sula, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1885 · The First Skyscraper
The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: variant of Jenkin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Jenkins is one of the most common surnames in England, especially southwestern England, but is also especially associated with Wales.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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