Brief Life History of Spencer Lee
When Spencer Lee Elliott was born on 14 December 1873, in Morris Township, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Morgan Elliott, was 38 and his mother, Elizabeth Ellen Danley, was 35. He married Della May Kerns on 10 November 1897, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States for about 20 years and Washington, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States in 1950. He died on 26 June 1961, in Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Franklin Township, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Spencer L Elliott, "United States Census, 1950"
- Spencer L. Elliott, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
- Spencer Lee Elliott, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
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.
1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad
Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English, Old French personal name Eliot, a pet form of the Old Testament name Elijah, rendered in Greek as Ēlias and in Old French as Élie + the diminutive suffix -ot; compare Ellis . The name Aylett may in some cases also have been confused with or absorbed into Elliott.
Scottish: late variant of Elwood .
Scottish (of Breton origin): perhaps, as some members of the Elliott clan believe, a Scottish variant of the Breton surname Elleouet, a habitational name from one of the hamlets named Allegot in Finistère.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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