Emelissie Isabella Crenshaw

Brief Life History of Emelissie Isabella

When Emelissie Isabella Crenshaw was born on 15 December 1878, in Pickens, South Carolina, United States, her father, George Washington Crenshaw, was 28 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Holden, was 25. She married William Franklin Orr in 1894. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Keowee, Oconee, South Carolina, United States for about 20 years and Homestead Election Precinct, Canyon, Idaho, United States in 1940. She died on 18 January 1959, in Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Canyon Hill Cemetery, Canyon, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Franklin Orr
1874–1945
Emelissie Isabella Crenshaw
1878–1959
Marriage: 1894
Corrie Ann Elizabeth Orr Volrath
1895–1923
Luther William Washington Orr
1897–1962
Lula Adaline Orr
1899–1982
Lee Roy Orr
1901–1904
Cornelia Janie Orr
1903–2003
Hattie Ovaline Orr
1906–1994
Pearl E Orr
1909–1981
Frances Naomi Orr
1915–1988
Nora Elvira Orr
1917–1992
Bertie Mae Orr
1921–1922

Sources (18)

  • E Belle Crenshaw in household of G W Crenshaw, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Isabella Crenshaw Harris, "Find a Grave Index"
  • Mrs Isabell Orr Harris, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

World Events (8)

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.

1883

Historical Boundaries 1883: Ada, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Ada, Idaho, United States 1892: Canyon, Idaho, United States

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

English (Lancashire): variant of Cranshaw . This form is rare in Britain.

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

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