Elizabeth Marena Sayers

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Marena

When Elizabeth Marena Sayers was born on 5 March 1859, in Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States, her father, Robert Floyd Sayers, was 54 and her mother, Elizabeth Magee Frogge, was 39. She married Edwin Ruthven Arnett on 26 March 1879, in Lafayette, Wabash, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Jackson Township, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States for about 20 years. She died on 29 July 1893, at the age of 34.

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Family Time Line

Edwin Ruthven Arnett
1854–1934
Elizabeth Marena Sayers
1859–1893
Marriage: 26 March 1879
Maude Gertrude Arnett
1880–1960
Ethel Arnett
1883–1971
Roy Arnett
1886–1886
Emmett W Arnett
1889–1979

Sources (3)

  • Elizabeth Sayers in household of Robert Sayers, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Lizzie M. Sayers, "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992"
  • Elithabeth Arnett in household of Edwin R Arnett, "United States Census, 1880"

World Events (8)

1863

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

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Sayer , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This name is also established in Ireland.

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Saoghair; see Sears .

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

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