Lillie Nicholas Fittz

Female2 September 1867–11 February 1894

Brief Life History of Lillie Nicholas

When Lillie Nicholas Fittz was born on 2 September 1867, in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States, her father, Alexander LaKergus Fittz, was 25 and her mother, Laura L. Ruffin, was 23. She married Walter Lee Broadwell on 22 October 1889, in Petersburg, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 11 February 1894, in Petersburg, Virginia, United States, at the age of 26.

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Family Time Line

Walter Lee Broadwell
1865–1930
Lillie Nicholas Fittz
1867–1894
Marriage: 22 October 1889
Walter Alexander Broadwell
1890–1951

Sources (8)

  • Lillie N Feltz in household of A L Feltz, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Fittz, "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1917"
  • Littie N. Filtz, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    22 October 1889Petersburg, Virginia, United States
  • Children (1)

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    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1868 · Impeach the President!

    Age 1

    Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

    1868 · The Fourteenth Amendment

    Age 1

    As one of the Reconstruction Amendments, the Fourteenth Amendment addresses the rights and protections that all citizens of the United States have. The amendment also limits actions of state and local officials in all states.

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

    Age 8

    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    Name Meaning

    German: from a Silesian pet form of the personal name Vinzenz (see Vincent ).

    German: possibly from a pet form of the medieval personal name Vitus (see Vito ). Compare Fitz .

    Germanized form of Sorbian Fica or Fico: from a Sorbian pet form either of the German personal name Friedrich (compare Fritz ) or of a vernacular form of Latin Vincentius, a Christian saint's name (see Vincent ).

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

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