Brief Life History of George W
When George W Eoff was born in 1863, in Missouri, United States, his father, Thomas R. Eoff, was 26 and his mother, Clarissa Davis, was 25. He married Francis Elliott on 20 September 1887, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States for about 10 years and St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1940. He died after 1920.
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- George W Eoff, "United States Census, 1900"
- George Eoff, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- George Eoff in entry for Louis J. Rost, "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
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.
Name Meaning
Probably an altered form of German Ehoff, a status namefor the tenant of an unfree feudal holding, from Middle High Germanē ‘law’ + hof ‘farmstead, manor farm’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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