Elnora Casida

Brief Life History of Elnora

When Elnora Casida was born in 1861, in Indiana, United States, her father, Isaac Newton Casida Jr, was 47 and her mother, Temperance Jane Jordan, was 36. She married Allen Ari Criss on 4 December 1880, in Spencer, Washington Township, Owen, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Morgan Township, Owen, Indiana, United States for about 40 years and Lauramie Township, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States in 1910. She died on 2 June 1927, in La Fayette, Randolph, Illinois, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Darlington, Franklin Township, Montgomery, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Allen Ari Criss
1861–1930
Elnora Casida
1861–1927
Marriage: 4 December 1880
Elsworth Albert Criss Sr.
1881–1972
Rufus Ari Criss
1884–1977
Pearl Ina Criss
1887–1981
Grafton Clyde Criss
1891–1965

Sources (11)

  • Infant Casida in household of Isaac Casida, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Ellenor E Cassidy, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Eleanor (Elnora) Cassida Criss, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1861 · Simple life to Soldiers

Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.

1863

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

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

Altered form of Irish Cassidy .

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

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