Brief Life History of Mary Ellen
When Mary Ellen Randall was born in 1857, in Clay, Illinois, United States, her father, James J. Randall, was 27 and her mother, Nancy Jane Scrutchfield, was 21. She married Jefferson Colclasure in 1880, in Clay, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She died on 29 November 1892, in Clay, Illinois, United States, at the age of 35.
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- Mary E Randall in household of James J Randall, "United States Census, 1860"
- Ellen Randells, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Ella Randal in entry for Ernest R. Polclasure, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
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1858 · A House Divided
Abraham Lincoln's goal was to be different than the previous Senators of Illinois and voice his opinion in how he saw the State and the United States start to drift apart in the different ideology on what was right and what was wrong. Even though it would become an unsuccessful campaign strategy to win the senate seat, to this day it is one of the most famous speeches of US politics.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): common colloquial pronunciation of Randolph .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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