Brief Life History of Gilbert Henry
When Gilbert Henry Eley was born on 8 August 1875, in Iowa, United States, his father, John H Elrey II, was 53 and his mother, Margaret Jamieson, was 42. He married Cora Belle Halstead on 30 January 1896, in Clearwater, Antelope, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Holt, Nebraska, United States in 1900 and Sherman Township, Antelope, Nebraska, United States for about 10 years. He died in 1945, in Nebraska, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Orchard, Antelope, Nebraska, United States.
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- G H Eley, "United States Census, 1940"
- Gilbert H Eley, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
- Gilbert Henry Eley, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1880
Historical Boundaries: 1880: Antelope, Nebraska, United States
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: variant of Ely .
German: from a vernacular form of the medieval personal name Eligius (see Eligio ), a Christian saint's name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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