Eli Ard

Brief Life History of Eli

When Eli Ard was born on 6 October 1895, in Texas, United States, his father, Isom Ard, was 45 and his mother, Francis Annie Pace, was 31. He lived in Justice Precinct 7, Medina, Texas, United States in 1920 and Justice Precinct 4, Tyler, Texas, United States for about 10 years. He died on 6 January 1971, in Kountze, Hardin, Texas, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Tyler, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Isom Ard
1850–1919
Francis Annie Pace
1864–1954
William Henry Ard
1881–1944
Nancy Ard
1886–1974
Alice Ard
1890–1974
Lenier Winson Ard
1892–1947
Eli Ard
1895–1971
Hardy Ard
1898–1910
Jennie Ard
1905–1990

Sources (12)

  • Eli Ard, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Ely Ard, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Eli Ard, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

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.

1901 · Spindletop Oilfield Discovered

"Spindletop, located south of Beaumont, becomes the first major oil well to be discovered in Texas. Other fields were discovered in shortly after, which ultimately led to the highly impactful ""oil boom""."

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

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

Scottish: variant of Aird .

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

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