Brief Life History of Elmer Alexander
When Elmer Alexander Breedlove was born on 30 March 1872, in Guilford, North Carolina, United States, his father, John Alfred Breedlove, was 22 and his mother, Mary Catherine Smith, was 32. He married Nancy Jane Cook on 22 November 1896, in Guilford, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Fentress Township, Guilford, North Carolina, United States in 1880 and Pleasant Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, United States in 1924. He died on 16 January 1941, in Sumner Township, Guilford, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Liberty, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States.
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- Elmer A Bredlove, "United States Census, 1930"
- Alexander Breedlove, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- E. A. Breedlove, "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994"
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World Events (8)
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.
1877 · Last Troops Leave
In 1877, the last of the troops that were occupying North Carolina left.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
English: probably a nickname for an amiable or popular person, fromMiddle English brede(n) ‘to breed, to produce’ + loue‘love’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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