Louella Elizabeth Tower

Brief Life History of Louella Elizabeth

When Louella Elizabeth Tower was born on 18 February 1866, in Crawford, Indiana, United States, her father, James Burton Tower, was 26 and her mother, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Carter, was 25. She married Clarence R. Sharp about 1890, in Crawford, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Jennings Township, Crawford, Indiana, United States for about 50 years. She died on 9 December 1947, in Wyandotte, Jennings Township, Crawford, Indiana, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Blue River Chapel, Harrison Township, Harrison, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Clarence R. Sharp
1862–1939
Louella Elizabeth Tower
1866–1947
Marriage: about 1890
Sylvia Mae Sharp
1891–1982
Carl Burton Sharp
1894–1950

Sources (22)

  • Luella Sharp in household of Clarence Sharp, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Luella C Tower - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Luella C Tower
  • Luella Elizabeth Tower Sharp, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

1884

Historical Boundaries: 1884: Crawford, Indiana, United States

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name for someone who lived near a tower, usually a defensive fortification or watchtower, from Middle English, Old French tūr (from Latin turris).

English: occupational name for someone who dressed white leather, cured with alum rather than tanned with bark, from an agent derivative of Middle English taw(en) (Old English tawian ‘to prepare, make ready’).

Americanized form of German Tauer .

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

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