Brief Life History of Eliza Jane
When Eliza Jane Ragains was born on 23 September 1843, in Posey Township, Washington, Indiana, United States, her father, Thomas Ragains, was 32 and her mother, Sarah Ann McKinster, was 20. She married Adam Wesley Black on 5 October 1865, in Salem, Washington Township, Washington, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Indiana, United States in 1870 and Howard Township, Washington, Indiana, United States in 1880. She died on 6 February 1900, in Hardinsburg, Posey Township, Washington, Indiana, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Kays Chapel, Posey Township, Washington, Indiana, United States.
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- Eliza J Rogaris in household of Thomas Rogaris, "United States Census, 1860"
- Eliza J Ragains, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Eliza Jane Ragains Black, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Probably a variant of Ragain .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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