Brief Life History of Elizabeth "Lizzie"
When Elizabeth "Lizzie" Staples was born on 11 June 1877, in Staples, Guadalupe, Texas, United States, her father, Col John Douglas Staples I, was 49 and her mother, Amanda Mahaley Elizabeth Narcissus Allen, was 37. She married Headley Bruce Harris on 4 November 1898, in Guadalupe, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Justice Precinct 3, Caldwell, Texas, United States for about 10 years and Fentress, Caldwell, Texas, United States in 1920. She died on 10 September 1948, in Luling, Caldwell, Texas, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Fentress Community Cemetery, Fentress, Caldwell, Texas, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Lizzie Harris in household of H B Harris, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Staples - Published information: Death record or certificate: birth-name: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Staples
- Lizzie Staples, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
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1879
Historical Boundaries: 1879: Guadalupe, Texas, United States
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
English:
variant of Staple with plural or post-medieval excrescent -s.
variant of Stable or Staple , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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