When Ellen L. Donaldson was born on 12 April 1850, in Wisconsin, United States, her father, Allen Baxter Donaldson, was 27 and her mother, Elizabeth S Threlkeld, was 25. She married Nathan Degian Farris on 27 May 1869, in Sutter, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Empire, Stanislaus, California, United States in 1880 and Lucerne, Kings, California, United States in 1900. She died on 6 January 1931, in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Lemoore, Kings, California, United States.
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A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim that the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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