Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Mc Laurin was born on 22 April 1870, in Clio, Marlboro, South Carolina, United States, her father, Lauchlin Bethea McLaurin, was 41 and her mother, Catherine Gilchrist, was 38. She married George Sicily Torrey on 6 November 1895, in Jefferson, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Copiah, Mississippi, United States in 1870 and Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi, United States for about 20 years. She died on 23 March 1938, in Jefferson, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Union Church Cemetery, Jefferson, Mississippi, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Babe McLaurin in household of Lauchlin McLaurin, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Mc Laurin - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Elizabeth McLaurin
- Bettie McLaurin, "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979"
Spouse and Children
1852–1930 Male
1870–1938 Female
Children (5)
1897– Male
1899–1974 Male
1902–1981 Female
1906–2000 Female
1908–2000 Female
Parents and Siblings
1828–1890 Male
1832–1900 Female
Siblings (7)
1856–1950 Female
1858– Female
1861–1945 Male
1864–1864 Male
1866–1951 Male
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World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Age 2
1877 · Mississippi State Board of Health is Created
Age 7
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 20
Name Meaning
Chinese:
Mandarin form of the surname 米, which means ‘rice’: (i) from one of the ‘Nine Sogdian Surnames’, also known as ‘nine surnames of Zhaowu’, because their ancestors came from Zhaowu, an ancient city in present-day Gansu province in northwestern China. During the Sui and Tang dynasties (581–987 AD ) there were nine Sogdian states in Central Asia, one of which was called Mi (米) in Chinese (located in present-day Uzbekistan). Between 649 and 655 AD , these states submitted to the Emperor Gaozong of Tang (628–683 AD ). Immigrants from the state of Mi to China acquired the surname 米. (ii) for some families, the surname is borne by descendants of Mi Fu (米芾), an artist in the Northern Song dynasty (960–1127 AD ), who claimed he was a descendant from the royal families of the state of Chu in the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC ) and changed his original surname 芈 to 米, a different Chinese character with the same pronunciation.
Mandarin form of the surname 宓 (also pronounced as Fu in Mandarin): (i) said to be borne by descendants of Fu Xi (伏羲), a legendary figure prior to the Xia dynasty (2070–1600 BC ). (ii) said to be traced back to Mi Kang Gong (密康公, also written as 宓康公, Duke Kang of Mi, died 922 BC ), ruler of the state of Mi during the Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 BC ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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