Robert Habersham Elliott

Brief Life History of Robert Habersham

When Robert Habersham Elliott was born in 1847, in Florida, United States, his father, Bishop Stephen Elliott, was 41 and his mother, Charlotte Bull Barnwell, was 37. He lived in Monroe, Georgia, United States in 1850. He died on 20 January 1937, in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States, at the age of 90.

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Family Time Line

Bishop Stephen Elliott
1806–1866
Charlotte Bull Barnwell
1810–1895
Robert Woodward Barnwell Elliott Sr
1840–1887
John Barnwell Elliott Sr
1841–1921
Esther Habersham Elliott
1843–1916
Robert Habersham Elliott
1847–1937
Sarah Bull Barnwell Elliott
1848–1928
Charlotte Barnwell Elliott
1850–1902

Sources (2)

  • Habesham Elliot in household of Stephen Elliot, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Robert H. Elliott, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"

World Events (8)

1861

Florida has had 6 Constitutions since it became a state. The first Constitution was drafted in Saint Joseph, now known as Port St. Joe. Presently Florida is governed by the Constitution of 1968.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1871

Historical Boundaries: 1871: Jefferson, Alabama, United States [Spreads across Jefferson and Shelby counties]

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English, Old French personal name Eliot, a pet form of the Old Testament name Elijah, rendered in Greek as Ēlias and in Old French as Élie + the diminutive suffix -ot; compare Ellis . The name Aylett may in some cases also have been confused with or absorbed into Elliott.

Scottish: late variant of Elwood .

Scottish (of Breton origin): perhaps, as some members of the Elliott clan believe, a Scottish variant of the Breton surname Elleouet, a habitational name from one of the hamlets named Allegot in Finistère.

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

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