Brief Life History of Eliza Ellen
When Eliza Ellen Pumphrey was born on 6 January 1840, in District of Columbia, United States, her father, Lewis Pumphrey, was 23 and her mother, Sarah Hinton, was 19. She married Benoni Smith Nicholls on 24 February 1857, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States in 1860 and Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States in 1880. She died on 12 February 1926, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in District of Columbia, United States.
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- Eliza E Nichols, "United States Census, 1900"
- Eliza E. Pumphrey, "District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950"
- Eliza Ellan Nicholls, "District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848 · Cornerstone of the Washington Monument
President James K. Polk laid the cornerstone for the Washington Monument on July 4, 1848. Afterwards, each of the existing states are welcomed to do the same.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Welsh and English (Sussex): Anglicized form of Welsh ap Humphrey ‘son of Humphrey ’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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