Nellie Antoinette Eggleston

Brief Life History of Nellie Antoinette

When Nellie Antoinette Eggleston was born on 27 March 1890, in Nobles, Minnesota, United States, her father, Francis Edward Eggleston, was 26 and her mother, Sarah Ann Pettis, was 24. She married Ralph Boies Long on 10 May 1908, in Nobles, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Worthington, Nobles, Minnesota, United States for about 20 years and St. James, Watonwan, Minnesota, United States in 1940. She died on 10 February 1981, in Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ralph Boies Long
1883–1960
Nellie Antoinette Eggleston
1890–1981
Marriage: 10 May 1908
Marjorie Alice Long
1908–1908
Carroll Ralph Long
1910–1935
Marguerite Garnet Malmrose Long
1912–2010

Sources (15)

  • Nellia A Eggleston in household of Frank E Eggleston, "Minnesota, State Census, 1895"
  • Nellie A Eggleston, "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949"
  • Nellie Antoinette Eggleston Malmrose, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1893 · The Minnesota State Flag

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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1914 · The Man With The First Air Conditioned Home

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Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Eggleston (Durham) or Egglestone (North Yorkshire). The Durham placename is from the Old English personal name Ecgwulf + tūn ‘settlement, farmstead’, whereas the North Yorkshire name is probably from the Old English personal name Ecgel + tūn.

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

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