Brief Life History of Robert Benton
When Robert Benton Elliott was born on 7 April 1917, in Hartington, Cedar, Nebraska, United States, his father, Earl Benton Elliott, was 29 and his mother, Orpha Earline Halliday, was 25. He married Elsie Mary Kramer on 6 December 1943, in King, Washington, United States. He lived in Rural, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States in 1935 and Precinct 11 Election Precinct, Cedar, Nebraska, United States in 1940. He died on 22 April 1985, in Hartington, Cedar, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Hartington, Cedar, Nebraska, United States.
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- Robert B Elliot in household of Earl Elliot, "United States Census, 1920"
- Robt B Elliott, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
- Robert Benton Elliott, "Nebraska, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
1919 · Minimum Wage Laws Passed
The first minimum wage law took effect in 1919 and specified women and children under 17 years of age should be paid 22 cents per hour.
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: from the Middle English, Old French personal name Eliot, a pet form of the Old Testament name Elijah, rendered in Greek as Ēlias and in Old French as Élie + the diminutive suffix -ot; compare Ellis . The name Aylett may in some cases also have been confused with or absorbed into Elliott.
Scottish: late variant of Elwood .
Scottish (of Breton origin): perhaps, as some members of the Elliott clan believe, a Scottish variant of the Breton surname Elleouet, a habitational name from one of the hamlets named Allegot in Finistère.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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