Brief Life History of Elizabeth E.
When Elizabeth E. Barkhurst was born on 9 June 1872, in Peoli, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States, her father, Benjamin Barkhurst, was 27 and her mother, Nancy Jane Grewell, was 23. She married Charles Phillippi Boies on 13 October 1891, in Shelbyville, Shelby, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She died in 1895, at the age of 23.
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- Barkhurst, Elisebeth in household of Benjaman Barkhurst, "United States Census, 1880"
- Elizabeth A. Burkhart, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Elizabeth E Barkhurst, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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World Events (6)
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.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
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: perhaps an altered form of Parkhurst .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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