Elizabeth H. McAllister

Brief Life History of Elizabeth H.

When Elizabeth H. McAllister was born on 30 March 1863, in Virginia, United States, her father, Albert S. McAllister, was 38 and her mother, Judith Grimsley, was 37. She married Robert Davis Twyman on 22 January 1885, in Madison, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Robertson District, Madison, Virginia, United States for about 70 years. She died on 21 October 1941, in Syria, Madison, Virginia, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Madison, Madison, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Davis Twyman
1861–1940
Elizabeth H. McAllister
1863–1941
Marriage: 22 January 1885
Beulah Lee Twyman
1885–1953
William Albert Twyman
1888–1963
Ima Frances Twyman
1890–1977
Davis Almond Twyman
1892–1982
Jessie Dean Twyman
1895–1980
Franklin Harry Twyman
1897–1976
Nellie F. Twyman
1900–1968
Robert Doctor Twyman
1903–1968
James Ray Twyman
1906–1940

Sources (38)

  • Elizabeth H McAlister in household of Albert McAlister, "United States Census, 1870"
  • {name} na entrada para Davis A. Twyman, “Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917”
  • Bettie McAllister na entrada para James Cletus Weakley e Beulah Lee Twyman, “Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988”

World Events (8)

1864 · Arlington Cemetery

Arlington Cemetery is a military cemetery. It was originally a plantation owned by George Washington Parke Custis. This is the location of Robert E. Lee, 16,000 Civil War soldiers, William Howard Taft, John, Jackie, Robert, and Edward Kennedy. The tomb of the unknown soldier is also located here it was dedicated on November 11, 1921. It contains the remains of those soldiers unknown from WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Alasdair ‘son of Alasdair’, the Gaelic form of the personal name Alexander .

History: MacAlister is the name of a Scottish Highland clan claiming descent from Alasdair Mòr Mac Dòmhnaill, a younger son of Domhnall mac Raghnaill, founder of Clan Donald (see McDonald ).

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

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