Brief Life History of Hattie Loretta
When Hattie Loretta Ellis was born on 10 February 1867, in Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States, her father, Americus John Ellis, was 29 and her mother, Martha Emma Walker, was 23. She married John Calhoun Whittenberg on 14 October 1883, in Jackson, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Herrin Precinct, Williamson, Illinois, United States in 1920 and Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States in 1930. She died on 10 January 1938, in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States.
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- Loretta S Whittenbery, "United States Census, 1930"
- Loretta Ellis, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Loretta E. Whittenberg, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"
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1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
1871
In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Elis, an Old French vernacular form of Elias, the Latin and New Testament Greek form of Hebrew Eliyahu; see Elijah and compare Elias , Lias , Ely .
English: possibly in some instances from the Middle English female personal name Elice, a pet form of Elizabeth .
Welsh: from Elis, a shortened form of the Welsh personal name Elisse (earlier Elisedd, a derivative of elus ‘kindly, benevolent’). As usual in Welsh, the stress in Elisse is on the penultimate syllable -li-, which shifts to initial El- when the name is shortened to Elis. It later became confused with Ellis in 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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