Brief Life History of Ella
When Ella Cearley was born in 1875, in Union, Georgia, United States, her father, Larkin Howard Cearley, was 39 and her mother, Elizabeth Brown, was 40. She lived in Richland Township, Douglas, Missouri, United States in 1880.
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Family Time Line
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- Ella Ceorley in household of Larkin Ceorley, "United States Census, 1880"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1893 · The Last Public Hanging in Georgia
The last public hanging in Georgia was on September 28, 1893. The General Assembly prohibited public executions in December 1893. Prior to this law, Georgians commonly traveled to witness scheduled public executions.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
Altered form of English or Irish Carley and possibly also of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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