Elias Holtzclaw

Brief Life History of Elias

When Elias Holtzclaw was born in 1790, in Greenville, South Carolina, United States, his father, Stephen Holtzclaw, was 21 and his mother, Alise Green, was 17.

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Stephen Holtzclaw
1770–1841
Alise Green
1773–1851
Elias Holtzclaw
1790–
George Mitchell Holtzclaw
1792–1865
Martin F Holtzclaw
1794–1868
Archibald Holtzclaw
1814–
Jesse Holtzclaw
1791–
Peter Holtzclaw
1793–
Daniel Holtzclaw
1794–
Elijah Holtzclaw
1800–1878
Elizabeth Holtzclaw
1805–
Ethel Holtzclaw
1810–1890
Sallie Holtzclaw
1812–1877
Nancy Holtzclaw
1814–1891
Ermon Holtzclaw
1816–1901
Hester A Holtzclaw
1818–1885

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    World Events (3)

    1791

    Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

    1791 · The Bill of Rights

    After the Constitution was made, some objections were raised by Anti-Federalists. So, in response ten amendments were discussed and voted on to become The Bill of Rights. These rights were made to clarify and guarantee certain freedoms of residents of the country.

    1792 · Head Tax Law

    "In 1792, South Carolina passes a law called the ""head tax"" for all free African Americans from age 16-50. This tax was $2.00."

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form of German Holzklau, which translates into modern German as ‘wood thief’, but is probably a nickname for someone who gathered wood, from Middle High German holz ‘wood’ + a derivative of klūben ‘to pick up, gather, steal’.

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

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