Brief Life History of Eliza
When Eliza Chrisman was born on 2 February 1827, in Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee, United States, her father, Isaac Chrisman, was 29 and her mother, Barbary Halfacre, was 29. She married Edward Edmund Elder on 21 March 1858, in Williamson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Williamson, Tennessee, United States in 1880 and Civil District 17, Williamson, Tennessee, United States in 1900. She died on 2 March 1901, in Nolensville, Williamson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Nolensville, Williamson, Tennessee, United States.
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- Eliza Elder in household of Mary E Benajah, "United States Census, 1870"
- Eliza Chrisman, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Eliza Chrisman Elder, "Find A Grave Index"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.
Name Meaning
German: variant of Christmann .
English: variant of Christman . This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.
Americanized form of Slovenian Križman (see Krizman ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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