Brief Life History of Elizabeth Riley
When Elizabeth Riley Ruff was born on 30 August 1812, in Morgan, Georgia, United States, her father, William Ruff, was 37 and her mother, Rebecca Martin, was 30. She married Thomas Mitchell on 2 January 1832, in Henry, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 11 daughters. She lived in District 1189, Clayton, Georgia, United States in 1880 and Ellenwood, Clayton, Georgia, United States in 1910. She died on 17 October 1912, in Jonesboro, Clayton, Georgia, United States, at the age of 100, and was buried in Williams Chapel, Clayton, Georgia, United States.
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- E Mitchell, "United States Census, 1850"
- Elizabeth Ross, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- Elizabeth Mitchell, "Georgia, Fulton County Death Records from the Atlanta History Center, 1827-1955"
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1821
Historical Boundaries: 1821: Henry, Georgia, United States
1838 · Orders No. 25 Removes Cherokees
A small group of Cherokees from Georgia voluntarily migrated to the Indian Territory. The remaining Cherokees in Georgia resisted the mounting pressure to leave. In 1838, U.S. President Martin Van Buren ordered U.S. troops to remove the Cherokee Nation. The troops gathered the Cherokees and marched them and other Native Americans from North Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama along what is now known as “The Trail of Tears.” Approximately 5,000 Cherokees died on their way to Indian Territory.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English rough, rowe, ruwe ‘rough (haired), shaggy, disheveled’.
English (of Norman origin): perhaps a post-medieval spelling of Roff or Roof ; see Rolfe .
Scottish: perhaps a Scots pronunciation of Rock .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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