Brief Life History of Elsie Pearl
When Elsie Pearl Milam was born on 26 December 1891, in Riverside, Warren, Kentucky, United States, her father, Wesley J. Milam, was 26 and her mother, Fannie Belle Lamastus, was 20. She married Ernest H. White about 1908, in Charlestown, Charlestown Township, Clark, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Greencastle, Warren, Kentucky, United States for about 20 years and Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States in 1930. She died on 27 July 1927, at the age of 35, and was buried in Old Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery, Rolling Hills, Charlestown Township, Clark, Indiana, United States.
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- Elsie T White in household of Ernest H White, "United States Census, 1930"
- Elsie White, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Elsie Pearl Milam White, "Find a Grave Index"
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1892 · The Radio is invented
Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1904 · The Black Patch War
From 1904-1909, the Black Patch War took place. This was a war between about 30 counties in southwestern Kentucky and northwestern Tennessee. The war was mostly over the Dark Fired Tobacco that was produced in the area during this time.
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English (southern): variant of Milham .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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