Della Myrtle Elye

Brief Life History of Della Myrtle

When Della Myrtle Elye was born on 28 July 1885, in Moravia, Appanoose, Iowa, United States, her father, Thomas Jefferson Ely, was 24 and her mother, Martha Jane Kinnaman, was 22. She married Joseph Vincent Vidlak on 31 July 1907, in Holdrege, Phelps, Nebraska, United States. She lived in Eureka Township, Saline, Kansas, United States in 1900. She died on 13 July 1948, in Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Edgar Cemetery, Edgar, Clay, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

Zachaias Knox Brown
1870–1958
Della Myrtle Elye
1885–1948
Marriage: 11 April 1936

Sources (4)

  • Della Elye in household of Thomas J Elye, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Della Elye, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
  • Della M Elye Brown, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1886 · Giving Working Men a Union

The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.

1902 · So Much Farm Land

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Bligh 1. This surname is now rare in Britain.

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

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Della M. Elye Brown - The Edgar Sun

The Edgar Sun (Edgar, NE) Fri., Jul 16, 1948 - page 1 Funeral Services For Mrs. Della Elye Brown Friday Funeral services for Mrs. Della Elye Brown will be held at the Harvey Countryman home Friday, …

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