Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Morris was born in June 1890, in Kentucky, United States, her father, William Jacob Morris, was 22 and her mother, Mary Susan Claxton, was 17. She married James Milton Thomas on 3 January 1910, in Dawson Springs, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Magisterial District 3 Bucksnort, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States in 1900. She died on 15 October 1916, in Kentucky, United States, at the age of 26, and was buried in Caldwell, Kentucky, United States.
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- Elizabeth Morris in household of William J Morris, "United States Census, 1900"
- Elizabeth Morris, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Elizabeth Thomas, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1892 · The Radio is invented
Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from Maurice, an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans. It is derived from Latin Mauritius, a derivative of Maurus (see Moore ). This was the name of several early Christian saints. In some cases it may be a nickname of the same derivation for someone with a swarthy complexion.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Muirghis, a variant of Ó Muirgheasa (see Morrissey ).
Welsh: Anglicized form of the personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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