Brief Life History of Robert Eli
When Robert Eli Edmondson was born on 28 February 1842, in Fayette, Georgia, United States, his father, Eli Edmondson, was 38 and his mother, Jane Mc Bride, was 36. He lived in District 496, Fayette, Georgia, United States in 1850. He was buried in Fayette, Georgia, United States.
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- Eli Edmondson in household of Eli Edmondson, "United States Census, 1860"
- Robert Edmondson in household of Eli Edmondson, "United States Census, 1850"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1861
Civil War History - Some 11,000 Georgians gave their lives in defense of their state a state that suffered immense destruction. But wars end brought about an even more dramatic figure to tell: 460,000 African-Americans were set free from the shackles of slavery to begin new lives as free people.
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
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): from the Middle English personal name Edmond + -son.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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