Louanna Telford
1872–1963 (Age 91)
Travis, Texas, United States
The Life of Louanna
When Louanna Telford was born in 1872, in Travis, Texas, United States, her father, William Smith Telford, was 35 and her mother, Louisiana English Pennington, was 30. She lived in Justice Precinct 7, Stephens, Texas, United States in 1880. She died on 3 January 1963, at the age of 91.
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Family Time Line
William Smith Telford
1837–1934
Louisiana English Pennington
1842–1934
Mary Edna Telford
1866–1968
Kate Augusta Telford
1868–1942
William Edward Telford
1870–1876
Louanna Telford
1872–1963
Dudley Street Telford
1873–1878
Inez Telford
1875–1878
Franklin Elvin Telford
1876–1907
Arl Raymond Telford
1878–1905
Pleasant Lawrence Telford
1880–1968
Decimal Telford
1883–1922
Mattie Almira Telford
1885–1885
Nellie Telford
1888–1912
Parents & Siblings
- William Smith Telford
1837–1934Male
- Louisiana English Pennington
1842–1934Female
siblings
(12)
1866–1968Female
- Kate Augusta Telford
1868–1942Female
- William Edward Telford
1870–1876Male
1872–1963Female
- Dudley Street Telford
1873–1878Female
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World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Age 0
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1876 · Segregation Laws Are Passed
Age 4
A new state constitution was passed in 1876, announcing the segregation of schools.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 24
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
Scottish and English (Northumbria): not, as its form would imply, a habitational name, even though there is a place in Shropshire so called, but a variant of Telfer , assimilated to the pattern of habitational names in -ford. The Shropshire place is a new town, named after the celebrated Scottish civil engineer Thomas Telford ( 1757–1834 ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
Louana Tilford in household of William S Tilford, "United States Census, 1880"
Lou Anna Telford Cain, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"- Legacy NFS Source: Louanna Telford - Government record: birth-name: Louanna Telford
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