Elizabeth Friend

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Friend was born on 9 January 1857, in Hocking, Ohio, United States, her father, Orrin Friend, was 37 and her mother, Anna M Steele, was 28. She had at least 1 son with Ephraim Shisler. She lived in Perry Township, Hocking, Ohio, United States for about 40 years. She died on 2 July 1931, in Salt Creek Township, Pickaway, Ohio, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Ohio, United States.

Photos and Memories (0)

Do you know Elizabeth? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account

Family Time Line

Ephraim Shisler
1852–
Elizabeth Friend
1857–1931
Ira Albert Shisler
1883–1964

Sources (15)

  • Elizabeth Friend in household of Ira Shisler, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Elizabeth Friend, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Elizabeth Friend, "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953"

Spouse and Children

World Events (8)

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

1863

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

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

English: nickname for a companionable person, from Middle English frend, frond ‘friend’ (Old English frēond). In the Middle Ages the term was also used to denote a relative or kinsman, and the surname may also have been acquired by someone who belonged to the family of someone who was a more important figure in the community. Eleventh-century evidence for the word also shows it in use as a personal name (independently as Frent, 1086 in Essex, and as the first element in the placename Frindsbury in Kent).

Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘friend’, for example of Jewish and German Freund , Dutch Vriend, and Slovenian Prijatelj.

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

Possible Related Names

Discover Even More

As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.

Create a FREE Account

Search for Another Deceased Ancestor

Share this with your family and friends.