Brief Life History of Amanda Melvina
When Amanda Melvina Elam was born on 6 February 1857, in Appanoose, Iowa, United States, her father, Joel A Elam, was 28 and her mother, Elizabeth Throckmartin, was 26. She married Joseph Dunlap on 23 December 1877, in Sullivan, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Jackson Township, Sullivan, Missouri, United States in 1880 and Buchanan Township, Sullivan, Missouri, United States for about 20 years. She died on 7 January 1928, in Green City, Sullivan, Missouri, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Green City, Sullivan, Missouri, United States.
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- Manda M Elam in household of Joel A Elam, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Amanda Elam - Government record: birth: 1857; Appanoose, Iowa, United States
- Amanda M. Elam, "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · The Burtis Opera House
The Burtis Opera House opened in Davenport and could easily hold an audience of 1,600. It was a widely used facility and Mark Twain filled the house when he spoke on tour in 1869. It was also used to house Susan B. Anthony when she lectured on the woman's right to vote. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra played its first concert as the new Tri-City Symphony in the Opera House. An arsonist set fire to the building on the evening of April 26, 1921, and the building was severely destroyed. The building was rebuilt but was no longer used as an opera house.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Elam Grange in Bingley (Yorkshire). It is possible that some instances of the modern surname are from Elham in Kent or a lost place called Elham in Crayford (Kent), but the strong association with Yorkshire militates against this. Elam Grange probably means ‘river pool’, from Old English ēa ‘river’ + lum(m) ‘pool’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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