Elizabeth Layne

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Layne was born in 1863, in Oregon, United States, her father, Lanville Layne, was 39 and her mother, Harriet Morgan Klady, was 25. She married William John Gossett on 17 December 1879, in Douglas, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 7 daughters. She lived in Calapooia Election Precinct, Douglas, Oregon, United States in 1880. She died on 11 March 1898, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

William John Gossett
1858–1933
Elizabeth Layne
1863–1898
Marriage: 17 December 1879
Clara T. Gossett
1883–1909
Myrtle Hester Gossett
1884–1945
George Russell Gossett
1887–1909
Marion Gossett
1889–
Lillie Dale Gossett
1890–1970
Jessie Valentine Gossett
1894–1981
Elizabeth Brunk Gossett
1896–1984
Marian Candace Gosset
1896–

Sources (26)

  • Elizabeth Hanson in household of Jonathan Hanson, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Elizabeth Layne, "Oregon Marriage Records, 1849-1952"
  • Elizabeth Layne Gosset, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1863

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

1866 · Married Women's Property Act

Married Women’s Property Act protected women’s rights protected property for women in Oregon upon the death of her husband. 

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Lane .

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

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