Brief Life History of Elmira Elizabeth
When Elmira Elizabeth Hadley was born on 6 May 1857, in Exeter, Barry, Missouri, United States, her father, Everhart Hadley, was 22 and her mother, Sarah Jane Box, was 19. She married John William Aubras Bryant on 2 December 1875, in Flat Creek Township, Barry, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Flat Creek Township, Barry, Missouri, United States in 1900 and Flat Creek, Barry, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. She died on 5 May 1929, at the age of 71, and was buried in Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States.
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- Lizzie Bryan in household of John Bryan, "United States Census, 1880"
- Elizabeth Hadley, "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920"
- Elizabeth E. Hadley Bryant, "Find A Grave Index"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
Name Meaning
English (mainly West Midlands): habitational name from either of three places called Hadley, in Worcestershire and Shropshire, or from either of two places called Hadleigh, in Essex and Suffolk, or Monken Hadley in Middlesex. The first is named from the Old English personal name Hadda + lēah ‘wood, (woodland) clearing’; the others are from Old English hǣth ‘heathland, heather’ + lēah.
In some cases also Native American (Navajo): variant of Hatathlie ‘singer (i.e. medicine man)’. Compare Singer 5.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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