Eliza Ann Canady

Brief Life History of Eliza Ann

When Eliza Ann Canady was born on 6 December 1832, in Greene, North Carolina, United States, her father, Benjamin Canaday, was 41 and her mother, Frances Creech, was 34. She married John Warren Creech about 1855, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Falling Creek, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States in 1880 and Falling Creek Township, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States in 1900. She died on 9 January 1919, at the age of 86, and was buried in Greene, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Warren Creech
1829–1898
Eliza Ann Canady
1832–1919
Marriage: about 1855
Mary Frances Creech
1851–1942
Nannie J. Creech
1853–1927
Benjamin Stephens Creech
1854–1932
William Henry Creech
1859–1933
Martha Ann Creech
1861–1942
John James Creech
1864–1893
Ezekial Wyatt Creech
1867–1889
Zebulon Benjamin Creech
1870–1947
Eliza Gertrude Creech
1873–1942
Effie Winifred Creech
1877–1950

Sources (34)

  • Elizer A Cruch, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Eliza Ann Creech, "North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930"
  • Eliza Ann Conady in entry for B. S. Creech, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1853 · First State Fair

The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.

1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island

On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.

Name Meaning

Altered form of Irish and Scottish Kennedy . Compare Canada , Canaday , and Kanady .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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