Brief Life History of Elizabeth Ann
When Elizabeth Ann Travis was born on 15 April 1812, in Kentucky, United States, her father, William Travis, was 34 and her mother, Lydia Gray, was 30. She married James French on 12 January 1831, in Lawrence, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Lawrence Township, Lawrence, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Christy Township, Lawrence, Illinois, United States for about 10 years.
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- Elizabeth French in household of James French, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Travis - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Elizabeth Travis
- Elizabeth Travis in the Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860
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1818
Illinois is the 21st state.
1818 · Jackson Purchase
The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
Name Meaning
English (mainly Lancashire and Yorkshire): from Old French and Middle English travers, also Middle English travas, travis, a word with several meanings. It may denote a toll paid for the right to cross a boundary or bridge, the surname perhaps being for someone who paid or collected such tolls. Alternatively, it may mean ‘crosswise, sideways’ or ‘dispute, disagreement’. The Old French word also had the sense ‘crossing, passage’, and it is more than likely that the surname is Norman in origin, for someone who lived at a crossing place or at a place so named (compare French Travers 3). The presence of the preposition ‘de’ (and perhaps also ‘le’) in early forms of the surname appears to indicate a topographic or habitational explanation, but the French preposition and definite article were sometimes added gratuitously to Norman surnames as a sign of their high social status. See also Travers 1.
Americanized form of German Drewes .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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