Fannie Della McElhaney

Brief Life History of Fannie Della

When Fannie Della McElhaney was born on 23 August 1887, in Ellisville, Fulton, Illinois, United States, her father, Alexander Tompson McElhaney, was 29 and her mother, Ella Priscilla Flowers, was 27. She married Walter Richard Smith in 1904. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Lingo Township, Macon, Missouri, United States in 1900 and Russell Township, Macon, Missouri, United States in 1910. She died on 5 November 1918, in Brookfield, Linn, Missouri, United States, at the age of 31, and was buried in Rosehill Cemetery, Brookfield Township, Linn, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Walter Richard Smith
1882–1959
Fannie Della McElhaney
1887–1918
Marriage: 1904
Forrest William Smith
1906–1983
Ella Mae Smith
1908–
Maude D Smith
1910–1994
Lee Floyd Smith
1912–1947
Roy E Smith
1913–1964

Sources (5)

  • Fanny B Smith in household of Walter R Smith, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Fannie Della McElhaney - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: birth-name: Mrs Fanny B Smith
  • Fannie Della Smith, "Find A Grave Index"

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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

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1892 · The Chicago Canal

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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

Irish: variant of McElhinney .

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

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