Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Shafer was born on 4 July 1866, in Ringgold, Iowa, United States, her father, Robert William Shafer, was 38 and her mother, Rebecca Silver Hatley, was 38. She married William Andrew McCullough on 25 September 1882, in Mount Ayr, Ringgold, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Union Township, Ringgold, Iowa, United States for about 5 years and Liberty Township, Valley, Nebraska, United States in 1900. She died on 23 August 1918, in Kalispell, Flathead, Montana, United States, at the age of 52.
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- Elizabeth McCullough, "Montana, Flathead County, School Census, 1903-1969"
- Elizabeth Shaffer, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Elizabeth Shafer McCullough McCullough in entry for Winnie Aetella McCullough Lefebvre, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Births, 1842-1917"
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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 The Amendment was later repealed.
1871
Historical Boundaries: 1871: Valley, Nebraska, United States
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Schäfer (see Schaefer ), Schäffer (see Schaffer 2) or Schaffer 1.
Americanized form of Hungarian Sáfár, Slovenian and Croatian Šafar or Šafer, Czech Šafář or Šafer, Slovak Šafár, in part cognates of 1 above (see Safar ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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