Brief Life History of Melissa Viola
When Melissa Viola Liles was born on 25 March 1866, in Maury, Tennessee, United States, her father, Lucious Polk Liles, was 34 and her mother, Sarah Jane Leigh, was 34. She married John Montgomery Lisenbee on 5 December 1888, in Eastland, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 9 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 6, Eastland, Texas, United States for about 10 years and Twin Falls, Idaho, United States in 1920. She died on 21 April 1926, in Bliss, Gooding, Idaho, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Gooding, Gooding, Idaho, United States.
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- Viola Lisenbee in household of J M Lisenbee, "United States Census, 1910"
- Malossie Viola Lisenbee, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
- Melissa Viola Lisenbee in entry for Ruby Grace Bishop, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
1878 · Bliss, Gooding, Idaho
David B. Bliss settled a livestock ranch in 1878. He was a prominent stopping place for miners and cowboys. The Oregon Short Line Railroad came through Bliss in 1883 and the town was named after the Bliss family at that time. Boone, Lalia. Idaho Place Names. Moscow, Idaho: The University of Idaho Press, 1988. 39
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
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Probably a variant of Lyles .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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