Brief Life History of Emeline
When Emeline Milks was born on 16 August 1850, in Eardley, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada, her father, Richard Milks, was 30 and her mother, Margaret Malinda Corbett, was 25. She married James Riley in 1868, in Quebec, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She died on 2 April 1921, in Grand Traverse, Michigan, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, United States.
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- E Riley in household of James Riley, "United States Census, 1900"
- Emeline Riley, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
- Emaline in entry for Zora Nell Riley, "Michigan Births, 1867-1902"
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1854 · Creation of the Republican Party
A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Milk , with excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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