Brief Life History of Elizabeth Henderson
When Elizabeth Henderson Rudder was born on 26 September 1872, in Texas, United States, her father, Samuel Houston Rudder, was 28 and her mother, Safronia E Price, was 21. She married Joseph John Williams on 26 July 1891, in Jackson, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 28 May 1905, in Jackson, Alabama, United States, at the age of 32, and was buried in Section, Jackson, Alabama, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Bettie H Rudden in household of Samuel H Rudden, "United States Census, 1880"
- Elizabeth H. Rudder, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- Elizabeth Henderson Williams, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1876 · Segregation Laws Are Passed
A new state constitution was passed in 1876, announcing the segregation of schools.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
Name Meaning
German: variant of Ruder 2.
Altered form of German Ruder 1 and 2.
English: topographic name from Middle English rude ‘clearing’ (Old English rȳd) + the agent suffix -er, for someone who lived in or near a clearing.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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