Brief Life History of Elva Roenia
When Elva Roenia Neely was born on 30 January 1900, in Tennessee, United States, her father, George Taylor Neely, was 45 and her mother, Nannie Green, was 38. She married William F. Ragsdale on 25 December 1932, in Obion, Tennessee, United States. She lived in Civil District 5, Obion, Tennessee, United States in 1910. She died on 17 November 1979, in Hornbeak, Obion, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Hornbeak, Obion, Tennessee, United States.
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- Roena Neely in household of George T Neely, "United States Census, 1930"
- Rowena Ragsdale, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Elva Roena Neely Brigance, "Find a Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1901 · Theodore Roosevelt becomes the Twenty-sixth President of the United States
After the Assassination of William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as the Twenty-sixth President of the United States. During his first term he didn't have a Vice President but for his second term Charles W. Fairbanks filled the position.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
Irish (Tyrone and Derry): shortened form of McNeilly , from Mac an Fhilidh ‘son of the poet’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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