Brief Life History of Elizabeth May
When Elizabeth May Little was born on 5 February 1866, in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, United States, her father, William Irving Little, was 38 and her mother, Emeline Updike, was 35. She married John Quincy Harris on 5 September 1883, in Fillmore, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Collinston, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1900 and Election Precinct 19 Jackson, Polk, Oregon, United States in 1910. She died on 22 February 1921, in Coaldale, Lethbridge County, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 55, and was buried in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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- Lizzie Little in household of William Little, "United States Census, 1870"
- Elizabeth M. Little, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
- Lizzie Little in household of William T Little, "United States Census, 1880"
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1867
Nebraska is the 37th state.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a small man (if not ironic), or distinguishing epithet for the younger of two bearers of the same personal name, from Middle English littel, Old English lȳtel (see Light 3).
Irish: translation into English of Gaelic Ó Beagáin ‘descendant of Beagán’ (see Began ).
Americanized form (translation into English) of any of various European surnames meaning ‘little’, e.g. French Petit , Polish Mały (see Maly 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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