Brief Life History of Elvira
When Elvira Tewell was born in 1823, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Daniel H. Tewell Sr., was 23 and her mother, Mary Jane Yates, was 20. She married Levi Short Sr. on 24 October 1841, in Clermont, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Lancaster Township, Jefferson, Indiana, United States in 1860 and Carrollton, Carroll, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years.
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- Elvina Short in household of Levi Short, "United States Census, 1870"
- Elvira Feivel, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Elvira Telle in entry for Ezra L Short and Blanche Means, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1838
Historical Boundaries 1792: Woodford. Kentucky, United States 1795: Franklin, Kentucky, United States 1798: Gallatin, Kentucky, United States 1838: Carroll, Kentucky, United States
1856 · The Town of Santa Claus
The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
Name Meaning
name of Germanic (Visigothic) origin , very common in the Middle Ages. It was not used in the English-speaking world until the 19th century, when it was made familiar as the name of the long-suffering wife of Don Juan , both in Mozart's opera Don Giovanni ( 1789 ) and in Byron's satirical epic poem Don Juan ( 1819–24 ). In his comedy Blithe Spirit Noel Coward used it as the name of Charles Condomine's first wife, who returns to haunt him. It is also the name of the heroine of the Swedish film Elvira Madigan ( 1967 ), directed by Bo Widerberg , a romantic tragedy about a pair of lovers who would rather die than be separated.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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