Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Elliott was born on 7 December 1864, in Breckenridge, Caldwell, Missouri, United States, his father, Melford Elliott, was 38 and his mother, Eliza Anna Sevier, was 36. He married Annie Eliza Harris in 1888. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Sullivan, Missouri, United States in 1935 and Benton Township, Linn, Missouri, United States in 1940. He died on 28 June 1945, in Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Jenkins Cemetery, Benton Township, Linn, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Thomas C Elliott, "United States Census, 1930"
- Thomas Elliott, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Thomas Stonewall Jackson Elliott, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1865 · The Assassination of a President
While attending the play "Our American Cousin" in Ford's Theatre, actor John Wilkes Booth climbed up the stairs to the suite that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife resided. Once inside the suite Booth pulled out his pistol and shot The President in the head. In critical condition The President was carried out of the theatre for urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, Lincoln died the following day. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, and his death caused a period of national mourning both in the North and South.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English, Old French personal name Eliot, a pet form of the Old Testament name Elijah, rendered in Greek as Ēlias and in Old French as Élie + the diminutive suffix -ot; compare Ellis . The name Aylett may in some cases also have been confused with or absorbed into Elliott.
Scottish: late variant of Elwood .
Scottish (of Breton origin): perhaps, as some members of the Elliott clan believe, a Scottish variant of the Breton surname Elleouet, a habitational name from one of the hamlets named Allegot in Finistère.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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