Lillard Calloway Rash

Brief Life History of Lillard Calloway

When Lillard Calloway Rash was born on 21 May 1900, in Ashe, North Carolina, United States, his father, Aaron Alexander Rash, was 41 and his mother, Mila Richardson, was 41. He married Rausa Elvina Elliott on 3 January 1923, in Ashe, North Carolina, United States. He lived in Clifton Township, Ashe, North Carolina, United States in 1900 and Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years. He died on 21 April 1928, in Ashe, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 27, and was buried in Welchs Cemetery, Warrensville, Ashe, North Carolina, United States.

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Lillard Calloway Rash
1900–1928
Rausa Elvina Elliott
1893–1985
Marriage: 3 January 1923

Sources (7)

  • Lillard Rash in household of Alex Rash, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Lillard C. Rash, "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979"
  • Lillard Callaway Rash, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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World Events (8)

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

1901 · Theodore Roosevelt becomes the Twenty-sixth President of the United States

After the Assassination of William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as the Twenty-sixth President of the United States. During his first term he didn't have a Vice President but for his second term Charles W. Fairbanks filled the position.

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English asche ‘ash tree’ (Old English æsc), from the misdivision of Middle English atter ashe ‘at the ash tree’ (Old English æt thǣre æsce). Compare Ash , Nash , Tash .

Americanized form of German Rasch (and probably also Resch ), and a variant of the same Jewish surname.

Americanized form of Polish Raś or Czech and Sorbian Raš (see Ras 2), or of their Germanized form Rasch 3.

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

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