Brief Life History of Elzira
When Elzira Whitlock was born on 12 January 1819, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Charles Whitlock, was 25 and her mother, Martha Patsey Wilson, was 27. She married Anderson Mitchell on 28 September 1837, in Greene, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 4 April 1908, in Greene, Illinois, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Jackson Cemetery, Athensville Township, Greene, Illinois, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Elzira Mitchel in household of J G Mitchel, "United States Census, 1870"
- Elzira Whitlock, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Elzira Whitlock Mitchell, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1811–1865 Male
1819–1908 Female
Children (2)
1838–1914 Male
1840–1903 Female
Parents and Siblings
1793–1846 Male
1792–1864 Female
Siblings (7)
1815–1907 Female
1817–1856 Female
1819–1908 Female
1823–1890 Female
1826–1907 Male
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 1
1821
Age 2
1846
Age 27
Name Meaning
English:
nickname for someone with white or fair hair, from Middle English whit ‘white’ + lock ‘lock (of hair)’ (Old English loc). Compare Sherlock .
from the Middle English personal name Whitlak (Old English Wihtlāc, from wiht ‘creature’ + lāc ‘sport, game’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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