Brief Life History of Elsie Laura
When Elsie Laura Fitzwater was born on 5 April 1895, in Montague, Siskiyou, California, United States, her father, Charles Edmund Fitzwater, was 32 and her mother, Margaret Maggie Ellen WOODSON, was 23. She had at least 1 son with Fred Melvin Wheaton. She lived in Marshfield, Coos, Oregon, United States in 1930 and Election Precinct 34 Fat Elk, Coos, Oregon, United States in 1940. She died on 3 November 1973, in Coquille, Coos, Oregon, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (27)
- Elsie Fitzwater in household of Margeret B Fitzwater, "United States Census, 1910"
- Elsie Laura Wheaton, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Births, 1842-1917"
- Web: Oregon, Find A Grave Index, 1818-2012
Spouse and Children
1887–1976 Male
1895–1973 Female
Children (1)
1922–2003 Male
Parents and Siblings
1862–1907 Male
1872–1956 Female
Siblings (4)
1889–1962 Female
1892–1950 Male
1895–1973 Female
1899–1969 Male
World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 1
1898 · Oregon Historical Society
Age 3
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 21
Name Meaning
Irish: altered form of Fitzwalter, a patronymic from Anglo-Norman French fi(t)z ‘son’ (see Fitz ) + the personal name Walter , meaning ‘son of Walter’.
History: This is the name of a family of Norman origin, descended from Godfrey, Count of Brionne (died c. 1010). Godfrey's grandson, Richard FitzGilbert, accompanied William the Conqueror and was made Lord of Clare. His great-grandson was Robert FitzWalter, one of the barons who guaranteed the Magna Carta in 1215.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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