Emma Ella Rudder

Brief Life History of Emma Ella

When Emma Ella Rudder was born in November 1853, in Washington, Indiana, United States, her father, James L Rudder, was 27 and her mother, Elizabeth Barnett, was 28. She married Asa Elliott Esq. on 5 September 1880, in Washington, Indiana, United States. She lived in Washington Township, Washington, Indiana, United States for about 10 years and Salem, Washington Township, Washington, Indiana, United States in 1930. She died in 1929, at the age of 76, and was buried in Salem, Washington Township, Washington, Indiana, United States.

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Asa Elliott Esq.
1852–1937
Emma Ella Rudder
1853–1929
Marriage: 5 September 1880

Sources (10)

  • Emily Reidder in household of James Reidder, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Emma L Rudder, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Emily Reidder in household of James Reidder, "United States Census, 1860"

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World Events (8)

1856 · The Town of Santa Claus

The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.

1863

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

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

German: variant of Ruder 2.

Altered form of German Ruder 1 and 2.

English: topographic name from Middle English rude ‘clearing’ (Old English rȳd) + the agent suffix -er, for someone who lived in or near a clearing.

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

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