Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Trussell was born on 10 October 1788, in South Carolina, United States, her father, William R Trussell Jr, was 53 and her mother, Susannah Asher, was 48. She married John N. McKeown on 21 August 1817, in Chester, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Gadsden, Florida, United States in 1870. She died on 20 October 1871, in Greensboro, Gadsden, Florida, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Quincy, Gadsden, Florida, United States.
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- Elizebeth McKeown in household of William J McKeown, "United States Census, 1870"
- Elizabeth McKeown, "Find A Grave Index"
- Elizabeth McKeowin, "United States, Cemetery Abstracts"
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Children (6)
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World Events (8)
1789
George Washington elected first president of United States.
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.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English (Hertfordshire, Leicestershire and Essex):
nickname from Middle English trus(s)el(le) ‘bundle, parcel’ (Old French troussel), perhaps for a porter (see Truss ), or from the same word in the sense ‘stamp, mould (for stamping coins)’, for someone who minted coins.
variant of Thrussell, a nickname from Middle English thros(t)el, thrus(t)el ‘song thrush’ (Old English thros(t)le). Compare Thrush .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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