Agnes Elizabeth Elliott

Female6 October 1891–4 January 1979

Brief Life History of Agnes Elizabeth

When Agnes Elizabeth Elliott was born on 6 October 1891, in Prineville, Crook, Oregon, United States, her father, Marion Reed Elliott, was 30 and her mother, Matilda Elizabeth Bolter, was 21. She married Vernon Igo Basler in 1920. She lived in Crook, Oregon, United States in 1930 and Election Precinct 1 East Prineville, Crook, Oregon, United States for about 5 years. She died on 4 January 1979, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.

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Vernon Igo Basler
1894–1986
Agnes Elizabeth Elliott
1891–1979
Marriage: 1920

Sources (15)

  • Agnes E Basler, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Births, 1842-1917"
  • Agnes E Basler in household of Vernon I Basler, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Agnes E Basler in entry for John E Ross, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Marriage Records, 1906-1968"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1920
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 5

    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.

    1898 · Oregon Historical Society

    Age 7

    The Oregon Historical Society was founded on December 17, 1898, for the “collection, preservation, exhibition, and publication of material of a historical character, especially that relating to the history of Oregon and of the United States.” 

    1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

    Age 25

    Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

    Name Meaning

    English: from the Middle English, Old French personal name Eliot, a pet form of the Old Testament name Elijah, rendered in Greek as Ēlias and in Old French as Élie + the diminutive suffix -ot; compare Ellis . The name Aylett may in some cases also have been confused with or absorbed into Elliott.

    Scottish: late variant of Elwood .

    Scottish (of Breton origin): perhaps, as some members of the Elliott clan believe, a Scottish variant of the Breton surname Elleouet, a habitational name from one of the hamlets named Allegot in Finistère.

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

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