Minnie Louisa Eller

Female1 March 1900–1 January 1984

Brief Life History of Minnie Louisa

When Minnie Louisa Eller was born on 1 March 1900, in North Carolina, United States, her father, James Horton Hart Eller, was 29 and her mother, Elizina Segraves, was 26. She had at least 2 sons and 4 daughters with Willie Edward McClure. She lived in Antioch, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years and Helton, Ashe, North Carolina, United States for about 20 years. She died on 1 January 1984, in Valdese, Burke, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Valdese, Burke, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Willie Edward McClure
1908–1969
Minnie Louisa Eller
1900–1984
Bertha Lee McClure
1920–2008
William Dalford McClure
1926–2010
Wanda Mae McClure
1928–
Rozina McClure
1930–2002
James Alonzo Mcclure
1932–2006
Helen Berniece McClure
1936–2016

Sources (16)

  • Minnie Mcclure in household of Curtis L Mcclure, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Lou McClure in entry for Harrison Woodie and Bertha Testerman, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Louisa Eller in household of James H Eller, "United States Census, 1900"

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Children (6)

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Parents and Siblings

Siblings (13)

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World Events (8)

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

Age 1

President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

1918 · Fort Bragg Established

Age 18

Named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg, Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina was established on September 4, 1918. It was used as one of three training camps used during WWI.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Age 23

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

North German: topographic name for someone who lived by an alder tree, from Middle Low German elre, alre ‘alder’.

German: habitational name from any of the places in the North Rhine and Mosel areas, so called from an old stream name Elera, Alira, of Celtic origin.

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Heller , reflecting varieties of Yiddish in which there is no h.

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

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