When Eli Solomon Dace was born on 10 March 1856, in Richwoods, Washington, Missouri, United States, his father, Dennis Dace, was 44 and his mother, Mary Ann Tharp, was 25. He married Ida Virginia Elgin on 16 June 1887, in Sangamon, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Woodstock Township, Schuyler, Illinois, United States in 1870 and Fulton, Illinois, United States in 1900. He died on 9 June 1909, in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Rushville City Cemetery, Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States.
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English: from Middle English dars, dase ‘dace, the fish Lenciscus lenciscus’ (Old French dars), possibly a nickname for someone thought to resemble the fish in some way or a nickname for a fisherman. Compare Dass .
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