Eva Viola Elder

Brief Life History of Eva Viola

When Eva Viola Elder was born on 17 October 1867, in Butler, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Milo Neil Elder, was 28 and her mother, Sarah Jane Snyder, was 24. She lived in Worth Township, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880 and Liberty Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. She died on 13 March 1963, in Pine Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 95.

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Alexander Hutchinson
1868–
Eva Viola Elder
1867–1963

Sources (4)

  • Eva Hutchinson in household of Alexander Hutchinson, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Eva V Elder in household of Milo Elder, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Eva V Elder in household of Milo Elder, "United States Census, 1880"

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1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad

Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

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: distinguishing nickname from Middle English and Older Scots elder ‘parent; older, senior person’, perhaps in some cases denoting the older of two bearers of the same personal name. It may have been used also to denote an elder of a church, a senior and respected member of the congregation. Compare Senior .

English: in southeastern England, this may be a variant of Helder .

Americanized form (translation into English) of German Elter , which has the same meaning as 1 above.

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

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