Brief Life History of Louisiana Laurette "Laura"
When Louisiana Laurette "Laura" Tyson was born on 3 May 1856, in Rapides, Louisiana, United States, her father, James Edward Tyson, was 45 and her mother, Elizabeth Albright, was 36. She married Elbert Madison Melton in 1876. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Winn, Louisiana, United States in 1880 and Ward One, Winn, Louisiana, United States for about 10 years. She died on 25 August 1935, at the age of 79, and was buried in Grant, Allen, Louisiana, United States.
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Sources (14)
- Laura L Melton, "United States Census, 1930"
- Louisiana Laurette Melton, "Find A Grave Index"
- L L Mitton in entry for Hayes Carlisle and Ruby Adell Mitton, "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Louisiana Is Readmitted Into the Union
Louisiana was readmitted into the Union.
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: variant of Dyson (see Dye ).
English: nickname from Old French tison ‘firebrand’, perhaps for someone with a fiery temperament.
Americanized form of German Theissen or Theisen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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