Ellen Aretta McNabb

Brief Life History of Ellen Aretta

When Ellen Aretta McNabb was born on 29 December 1855, in Iowa, United States, her father, Phillip McNabb, was 24 and her mother, Missouri Myers, was 19. She married Francis Marion Griffin on 24 March 1886, in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Morrow, Oregon, United States in 1910 and Ione, Morrow, Oregon, United States in 1920. She died on 18 February 1920, in Oregon, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in High View Cemetery, Ione, Morrow, Oregon, United States.

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Family Time Line

Francis Marion Griffin
1860–1936
Ellen Aretta McNabb
1855–1920
Marriage: 24 March 1886
Vena Orall Griffin
1888–1954
Frederick Leslie Griffin
1889–1937
Verda Olive Griffin
1889–1972
Philip Smith Griffin
1892–1954
Francis Wesley Griffin
1894–1963
Lydia Missouri Griffin
1896–1973

Sources (27)

  • Ellen Mc Nabb in household of Philip Mc Nabb, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Ellen A McNabb Griffin, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Births, 1842-1917"
  • Ellen A. Mcnabb, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

World Events (8)

1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines

The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.

1863

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

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.

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern Irish: variant of McNab .

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

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