Brief Life History of Lelia Jane
When Lelia Jane Gibson was born on 26 June 1849, in Illinois, United States, her father, Benjamin Gibson, was 31 and her mother, Amanda Marsh, was 25. She married Edward Booth on 7 March 1867, in Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Mount Pulaski, Logan, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States in 1860. She died on 15 July 1910, in Greenfield, Greene, Illinois, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Greenfield, Greene, Illinois, United States.
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- Selia J Gipson, "United States Census, 1860"
- Lelia Jane Gibson Booth, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mrs Lelia Jane Booth, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
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1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Gibb (a pet form of Gilbert) + son, hence ‘son of Gibb’. The name is very common in Ireland, having arrived in that country in the 17th century. It is also occasionally adopted for Ó Gibealláin, see Giblin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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