Elizabeth Ann Magdelene Haroff

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Ann Magdelene

When Elizabeth Ann Magdelene Haroff was born on 24 May 1846, in Shelby, Ohio, United States, her father, Peter Henry Harroff, was 37 and her mother, Elizabeth Snyder, was 34. She married Eli Nathan Raymond Carr on 5 April 1870, in Muscatine, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. She lived in Election Precinct 7 Yellow Pine, Washington, Alabama, United States in 1910 and Yellow Pine, Washington, Alabama, United States in 1920. She died on 26 February 1925, in Fruitdale, Washington, Alabama, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Fruitdale Cemetery, Fruitdale, Washington, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

Eli Nathan Raymond Carr
1845–1918
Elizabeth Ann Magdelene Haroff
1846–1925
Marriage: 5 April 1870
Olive Pearl Carr
1871–1952
Iona Maud Carr
1874–1961
Elna True Carr
1878–1940
Elizabeth Adelia Carr
1880–1959

Sources (31)

  • Elizabeth A M Cann, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Libbie A. M. Haroff, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Elizabeth M.A. Carr, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"

World Events (8)

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.

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

Name Meaning

North German: assimilated form of the personal name Hardelof, a variant of Hardolf, composed of the ancient Germanic elements hard ‘hardy, brave, strong’ + wolf, wulf ‘wolf’.

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

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