Eliza Ann "Liza Ann" Powell Powell

Brief Life History of Eliza Ann "Liza Ann" Powell

When Eliza Ann "Liza Ann" Powell Powell was born on 28 January 1857, in South Fork Township, Montgomery, Arkansas, United States, her father, Joseph Godene Powell, was 22 and her mother, Polly N. "Mary" Dunn, was 22. She married William Henry Monroe on 27 July 1873, in Montgomery, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Lee Township, Garland, Arkansas, United States in 1880 and Mazarn, Montgomery, Arkansas, United States in 1900. She died on 18 January 1927, in Garland, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Royal, Garland, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Henry Monroe
1842–1883
Eliza Ann "Liza Ann" Powell Powell
1857–1927
Marriage: 27 July 1873
Joseph Thomas Monroe
1874–1950
Mary Norani "Nora" Monroe
1876–1966
Rebecca Melvina Monroe
1879–
Clarise Henrietta Monroe
1882–1887
Amanda Monroe
1884–1892
Columbus William Monroe
1886–

Sources (10)

  • Elisa Ann Monroe in household of Wm Henry Monroe, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Eliza A Powell - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Eliza A.
  • Eliza Ann Powell, "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944"

World Events (8)

1858

Historical Boundaries: 1858: Montgomery, Arkansas, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

Name Meaning

Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Hywel ‘son of Hywel’, a personal name meaning ‘eminent’ (see Howell ).

Irish: mainly of Welsh origin as in 1 above, but sometimes a surname adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Mac Giolla Phóil ‘son of the servant of Saint Paul’ (see Guilfoyle ).

English: variant of Paul or Poole .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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