Brief Life History of Josephine Seaborn
When Josephine Seaborn Easley was born on 13 June 1877, in Alabama, United States, her father, William C.T. Easley, was 29 and her mother, Margaret Lee, was 27. She had at least 1 son and 3 daughters with John Garrett Stanley. She lived in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. In 1910, her occupation is listed as farmer in Andalusia, Covington, Alabama, United States. She died on 21 January 1950, in Andalusia, Covington, Alabama, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Andalusia Memorial Garden, Andalusia, Covington, Alabama, United States.
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- Josephine Easley, "United States Census, 1930"
- Josephine Easley, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
- Josephine Ward in entry for Jamie Ophie Easley and Bonnie Mae Sexton, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Eisele . Compare Isley .
English: variant of Eastley, a topographic name from Middle English est ‘east’ + lei(e) ‘open land, clearing’ (Old English ēast + lēah), for someone who lived ‘at the east clearing’, or from a place so named, such as Eastleigh (Hampshire), Eastleigh in Westleigh (Devon), or Eastley Farm and Copse in Leckhampstead (Berkshire).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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