Estella Eldora Woodruff Pease

Female10 December 1877–14 October 1961

Brief Life History of Estella Eldora Woodruff

When Estella Eldora Woodruff Pease was born on 10 December 1877, in Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, United States, her father, James A. Pease, was 37 and her mother, Nettie E. Pease, was 16. She lived in Rural, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States in 1935 and Washburn, Barry, Missouri, United States in 1940. She died on 14 October 1961, in Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Washburn Prairie Cemetery, Washburn Township, Barry, Missouri, United States.

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Samuel Alexander Woodruff
1875–1949
Estella Eldora Woodruff Pease
1877–1961

Sources (7)

  • Estella E Woodruff in household of Sam A Woodruff, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Eldora Estella Pease, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
  • Stella E. Pease in household of James A. Pease, "United States Census, 1880"

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World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Age 4

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.

1883 · The Newhall House Hotel Fire

Age 6

A fire erupted on January 10, 1883, at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee. The fire began at 4:00 am in an elevator shaft and raced up through the building. The fire spread so quickly that many could not escape. General and Mrs. Tom Thumb, stars of P.T. Barnum's circus, were guests in the hotel at the time of the fire. A firefighter reached them by ladder and they were able to escape safely. The exact number of deaths remains unknown as the hotel register was destroyed in the fire, however, the death toll is estimated between 75-90.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

Age 23

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English pese, pise (Old English peose, pise) ‘pea’. The word was commonly used to denote something small or of little worth, as in the phrase not worth a pese. It may have been used to nickname someone who habitually used the term or who was thought to merit it. It might alternatively have been a name for a pea-seller. Compare Bean .

Americanized form of French Pié (see Pie ), with the addition of excrescent -s, a common feature of Americanized surnames.

History: Robert and John Pease came from Great Baddow, Essex, England, to Salem, MA, in 1634. In 1644 Robert died, leaving a son (also called Robert) who was apprenticed as a weaver in Salem. By 1646 John Pease was living on Martha's Vineyard.

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

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