Brief Life History of James A
When James A Elliott was born in July 1837, in Ohio, United States, his father, John Elliott, was 39 and his mother, Elizabeth Berry, was 38. He married Cynthia M. Fuller on 24 July 1859, in Putnam, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Columbus Grove, Putnam, Ohio, United States in 1880 and Columbus Grove, Pleasant Township, Putnam, Ohio, United States in 1900. He died in 1903, in Putnam, Ohio, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Bogart Cemetery, Columbus Grove, Putnam, Ohio, United States.
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- James A Elliott, "United States Census, 1860"
- James A. Elliott, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- James A. Elliott, "Find A Grave Index"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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