Brief Life History of Minerva Jane
When Minerva Jane Elrod was born on 9 January 1861, in Clay, Illinois, United States, her father, Cyrus L Elrod, was 44 and her mother, Sarah C Mathers, was 34. She married Loren Mark Oviatt on 2 April 1879. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Sheridan, Yamhill, Oregon, United States in 1910 and Election Precinct 30 South Sheridan, Yamhill, Oregon, United States for about 20 years. She died on 9 January 1950, in Yamhill, Oregon, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Sheridan, Yamhill, Oregon, United States.
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- Minerva Oviatt in household of Cleve Keas, "United States Census, 1940"
- M. J. Elrod, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Minerva Jane Oviatt, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1871
In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.
1885 · The First Skyscraper
The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
Name Meaning
Altered form of North German Ellrott, Ellrodt, perhaps a habitational name from Ellierode near Northeim, Lower Saxony, either of two places in Hesse named Ellingerode, or two lost places so named. In the US, this surname is very frequent in GA, TN, and TX.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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