Brief Life History of Mary Ida
When Mary Ida Lloyd was born on 24 April 1870, in Anderson, Preston, West Virginia, United States, her father, Nehemiah J. Lloyd, was 33 and her mother, Esther Barbara Taylor, was 35. She married Elial Sylvester Ellis on 5 November 1887, in Summit, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States in 1880 and Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States in 1900. She died on 1 December 1933, in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Roseland Park Cemetery, Berkley, Oakland, Michigan, United States.
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- Mary I Ellis in household of Elia* S Ellis, "United States Census, 1900"
- Mary, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Mary Ida Lloyd, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1875 · Euclid Avenue Opera House
The Euclid Avenue Opera House was the most popular theater in Cleveland at the time. It was home to a 1,638-seat auditorium and was constantly filled. In 1922 the building was demolished to make room for a Kresge store. The original chandelier hangs in the shop that now occupies the site.
1887 · The Michelson-Morley Experiment
In an attempt to detect a medium of space called aether, Albert A. Michelson and Edward W. Morley started to experiment to see if there was any relative motion of matter through light waves. The result was negative and is generally considered to be the first strong evidence against the aether theory. Even though it has failed multiple times, the same type of experiment has been repeated many times with higher amounts of sensitivity to the sensors.
Name Meaning
Welsh: descriptive nickname from Welsh llwyd ‘gray’. InWelsh the color term llwyd also includes shades of brown, andit is likely that, when used with reference to younger men,llwyd denoted brown or mouse-colored hair.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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