Francis Elease Nation

Brief Life History of Francis Elease

When Francis Elease Nation was born on 8 June 1918, in Anderson, South Carolina, United States, her father, William Jasper Nations, was 51 and her mother, Sarah Francis Crawford, was 41. She lived in Shoal Creek, Hart, Georgia, United States in 1920 and District 1112, Hart, Georgia, United States in 1930. She died in November 1977, at the age of 59.

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Family Time Line

William Jasper Nations
1867–1941
Sarah Francis Crawford
1876–1962
Denver Walter Nation
1900–1971
Jessie Mae Nation
1903–1979
Lessie Lou Jane Nation
1905–1983
William Thomas Nation Sr.
1907–1980
Hoke B. Nation
1910–1992
Pope Nation
1913–1991
Francis Elease Nation
1918–1977

Sources (3)

  • Elise Nations in household of Will J Nations, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Francis Mize, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
  • Elise Nation in household of Will Nation, "United States Census, 1930"

World Events (8)

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

1922 · Women Granted the Right to Vote

The 19th Amendment, which allowed women the right to vote, was passed and became federal law on August 26, 1920. Georgia law prevented women from voting until 1922. The amendment wasn’t officially ratified until 1970.

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

Name Meaning

English (Somerset): cognate of Ash , with n- detached from the preceding Middle English definite article in the phrase atten asshen ‘at the ash-trees’, interpreted by folk etymology as if from the English vocabulary word nation.

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

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