Elizabeth G Dorram

Brief Life History of Elizabeth G

When Elizabeth G Dorram was born on 27 January 1861, in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, her father, John I Dorram, was 29 and her mother, Harriet Charlotte Rainey, was 27. She married Walter Scott Papworth on 5 December 1883, in Dawson, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Blue Hill, Webster, Nebraska, United States in 1900 and Fairfield, Clay, Nebraska, United States for about 30 years. She died on 16 February 1944, at the age of 83, and was buried in North Platte Cemetery, North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States.

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Daniel Stevens
1837–1911
Elizabeth G Dorram
1861–1944
Marriage: 28 November 1889
Orrin Walter Stevens
1891–1972

Sources (13)

  • Elizabeth Papworth in household of Walter Papworth, "Nebraska, State Census, 1885"
  • Elizabeth G. Dorram, "Nebraska, Marriages, 1855-1995"
  • Elizabeth G. Stevens, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1865

Earliest Known Burial: 1865

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.

Name Meaning

South German (Dörsam): see Doersam .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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