Brief Life History of Edith Elizabeth
When Edith Elizabeth Grummitt was born on 19 December 1861, in Diamond Lake, Lake, Illinois, United States, her father, William Grummitt, was 34 and her mother, Dorcas Faye Jerred, was 33. She married Edgar Higby Wells on 18 January 1880, in Howard, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Chester, Howard, Iowa, United States in 1880 and Libertyville Township, Lake, Illinois, United States in 1940. She died on 13 January 1960, in Libertyville, Lake, Illinois, United States, at the age of 98, and was buried in Libertyville, Lake, Illinois, United States.
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- Edith E Wells in household of Orsaville Wells, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Edith Elizabeth Grummitt - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Edith Elizabeth Grummitt
- Edith E. Grummitt, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · The Burtis Opera House
The Burtis Opera House opened in Davenport and could easily hold an audience of 1,600. It was a widely used facility and Mark Twain filled the house when he spoke on tour in 1869. It was also used to house Susan B. Anthony when she lectured on the woman's right to vote. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra played its first concert as the new Tri-City Symphony in the Opera House. An arsonist set fire to the building on the evening of April 26, 1921, and the building was severely destroyed. The building was rebuilt but was no longer used as an opera house.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
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English: see Grimmett .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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