Brief Life History of Joel Elisha
When Joel Elisha Eaves was born on 27 September 1882, in Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, United States, his father, Joel William Eaves, was 30 and his mother, Emma Adeline Haggard, was 28. He married Minnie Carr on 12 February 1903, in Winston, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Beat 2, Winston, Mississippi, United States for about 40 years. He died on 26 July 1964, in Noxubee, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Ellison Ridge Cemetery, Ellison Ridge, Winston, Mississippi, United States.
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Sources (16)
- Elisha Eaves in household of Emma Eaves, "United States Census, 1900"
- Elisha Eaves in entry for Mr Vallie Sennett, "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979"
- Joel Elisha Eaves, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
Spouse and Children
1882–1964 Male
1885–1985 Female
Children (13)
1904–1904 Male
1904–1984 Male
1905–1906 Male
1906–1907 Female
1908–1996 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1852–1895 Male
1854–1935 Female
Siblings (8)
1875–1947 Female
1877–1954 Male
1879–1952 Male
1880–1881 Male
1882–1964 Male
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World Events (8)
1886
Age 4
1886 · Giving Working Men a Union
Age 4
1904
Age 22
Name Meaning
English
topographic name or habitational name from Middle English atte evese (Old English efes ‘edge’), for someone who lived ‘at the edge’ (i.e. at the border or edge of a wood or hill) or at a place so named, particularly Eaves, in Chorley (Lancashire). Compare Reeves .
variant of Eve , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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