Brief Life History of Ella Mae
Ella Mae Tomlin was born in 1861 as the daughter of W.R. Tomlin. She married John Arvol Matthews on 24 January 1878, in Crenshaw, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Fullers Crossroads, Crenshaw, Alabama, United States in 1880 and Justice Precinct 5, Smith, Texas, United States in 1900. She died in 1910, in Texas, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Swan, Smith, Texas, United States.
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- Ella Mathews, "United States Census, 1880"
- Ella Maw Tomlin nel documento di Elisha Weldon Matthews, “Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981”
- Ella Tomlin, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872
Historical Boundaries: 1872: Crenshaw, Alabama, United States
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name T(h)omelin, a double diminutive of T(h)om(me) (see Thom ), itself a pet form of Thomas .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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