Brief Life History of Leander Eli
When Leander Eli Chiddix was born on 23 November 1872, in Fannin, Texas, United States, his father, Leander Alexander Sanders Chiddix, was 37 and his mother, Louisa Emaline Wristen, was 30. He married Marcella McCray in 1895, in Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 7, Montague, Texas, United States for about 10 years and Justice Precinct 1, San Saba, Texas, United States in 1930. He died on 9 October 1947, in Plainview, Hale, Texas, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Plainview Cemetery, Plainview, Hale, Texas, United States.
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- Lee E Chiddix, "United States Census, 1940"
- L.E. Chiddix, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
- L E Chiddix, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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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.
1887
March 18, 1887 first PO was created; beginning of the town July 3, 1888 town received a charter 1907 city incorporated
1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.
Name Meaning
form of the Greek name Leandros, derived from leōn ‘lion’ + anēr ‘man’ (genitive andros). In Greek legend, Leander swam across the Hellespont every night to visit his beloved Hero and back again every morning; he was eventually drowned during a storm. In Christian times, the name was borne by a 6th-century saint, the brother of Sts Fulgentius, Isidore, and Florentina. He was a leading ecclesiastical figure of his day, a friend of Gregory the Great, and became archbishop of Seville. In modern times, the name has occasionally been used as an elaboration of the boy's name Lee .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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