Georgiana Elizabeth Silverthorn

Female4 June 1869–1958

Brief Life History of Georgiana Elizabeth

When Georgiana Elizabeth Silverthorn was born on 4 June 1869, her father, George Anson Silverthorn, was 28 and her mother, Eliza Jane Stevens, was 29. She married William W. Moshier on 27 December 1886, in Lamotte Township, Sanilac, Michigan, United States. She lived in Lamotte Township, Sanilac, Michigan, United States for about 30 years and Clarinda, Page, Iowa, United States in 1930. She died in 1958, at the age of 89, and was buried in Moshier Cemetery, Hemans, Lamotte Township, Sanilac, Michigan, United States.

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William W. Moshier
1867–1924
Georgiana Elizabeth Silverthorn
1869–1958
Marriage: 27 December 1886

Sources (5)

  • Georgiana Moshier in household of George A Dornton, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Georgiana Elizabeth Silverthorn Moshier, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Georgiana E Moshier in household of William W Moshier, "United States Census, 1910"

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  • Marriage
    27 December 1886Lamotte Township, Sanilac, Michigan, United States

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    World Events (8)

    1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

    Age 1

    Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

    1879 · New State Capitol Building Dedicated

    Age 10

    After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 27

    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 (mainly Bristol and Gwent): apparently a habitational name from some lost or unidentified place deriving its name from Old English seolfor ‘silver’ + thorn ‘thorn bush’. It is very local to the Steeple Ashton area of Wiltshire, and may even be from the proper name of a local tree such as a hawthorn (whitethorn).

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

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