Brief Life History of Dora Mae
When Dora Mae Elsea was born on 28 November 1867, in Moberly, Randolph, Missouri, United States, her father, Jonathan Elsea, was 26 and her mother, Mary A Weekley, was 25. She married James Terrill Grimes on 25 October 1888, in Randolph, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Clinton Township, Henry, Missouri, United States in 1900. She died on 2 October 1909, in Randolph, Missouri, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Moberly, Randolph, Missouri, United States.
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- Dora Grimes in household of Jas Grimes, "United States Census, 1900"
- Dora Mae Elsea Grimes, "Find A Grave Index"
- Dora Elsea in entry for J T Grunes, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
1868 · The Fourteenth Amendment
As one of the Reconstruction Amendments, the Fourteenth Amendment addresses the rights and protections that all citizens of the United States have. The amendment also limits actions of state and local officials in all states.
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.
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Probably an altered form of English Elsey or German Else .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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