Alanson Worth Eygabroad

Brief Life History of Alanson Worth

When Alanson Worth Eygabroad was born on 5 November 1861, in Fredericksburg, Chickasaw, Iowa, United States, his father, John Joseph Eygabroad, was 39 and his mother, Catherine Worth, was 25. He married Clara Parks on 5 December 1890, in New Hampton, Chickasaw, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Frederick, Brown, South Dakota, United States in 1890. He died on 29 July 1918, in Mission, Hidalgo, Texas, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Fredericksburg, Chickasaw, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alanson Worth Eygabroad
1861–1918
Clara Parks
1867–1909
Marriage: 5 December 1890
Mae Eygabroad
1893–1907

Sources (14)

  • Alanson W Eggabroad in household of John J Eggabroad, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
  • A.W. Eygabroad, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • A W Eggabroad, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

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World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1865 · Juneteenth (Slaves Were Freed)

On June 19, 1865, Gordon Granger (Union Major) read General Orders, No. 3 to the people of Galveston. The statement was written as follows: "The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired labor. The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages. They are informed that they will not be allowed to collect at military posts and that they will not be supported in idleness either there or elsewhere."

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

Hebrew: Allen's son.

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