Navorska tree » Rilla Irene Ely (1871-1948)
Personal data Rilla Irene Ely
- Alternative name: Rilla Ely Viers
- She was born on September 3, 1871 in Gorham Twp., Fulton Co., OH.
- Census in the year 1940, Morenci, Lenawee Co., MI.
- She died on December 16, 1948 in Adrian, Lenawee Co., MI, she was 77 years old.
- She is buried after December 15, 1948 in Riverside Cem., Superior Twp., Williams Co., OH.
- A child of Lewis (Louis) O. Benner and Elizabeth Jane Ely
- This information was last updated on October 2, 2014.
Household of Rilla Irene Ely
She is married to Lamont Sheridan Viers.
They got married after June 1, 1900 at fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten.
Lamont Sheridan Viers oo Rilla I. Ely
Source: Mrs, Cecelia Hinkle sent me the page below. The words in brackets were written by Mrs. Hinkle in blue ink.
Superior Twp., Williams Co., OH Cemeteries, (Bryan OH, Publisher unknown, date unknown,), pg. 103
'92 Caleb Ely - (4) Lamont Viers ELY, Caleb D 2-23-1896, ? NW Twp Aged 77Y 7M 20D & Catherine E., Shipman his wife m. Dec. 10, 1839 D 1-14-1895, aged 75Y 7M 10D-T#1; VIERS, Lamont S. B 1864 D 1942 & Rilla I. B 1871 D 1948-T#2. Caleb b.Northumberland Co, PA July 3, 1818 Cath d/o Harman & Elizabeth McKinney Shipman b. Lower Agusta, PA on June 4, 1825.'
From this I make the hypothesis that Lamont married Rilla I. née Ely & is buried with his in-laws. - D.A. Navorska - xxix Oct MM - Irving TX <>
Notes about Rilla Irene Ely
Rilla Irene Ely
Source: Mrs, Cecelia Hinkle sent me the page below. The words in brackets were written by Mrs. Hinkle in blue ink.
Superior Twp., Williams Co., OH Cemeteries, (Bryan OH, Publisher unknown, date unknown), pg. 103
'92 Caleb Ely - (4) Lamont Viers ELY, Caleb D 2-23-1896, ? NW Twp Aged 77Y 7M 20D & Catherine E., Shipman his wife m. Dec. 10, 1839 D 1-14-1895, aged 75Y 7M 10D-T#1; VIERS, Lamont S. B 1864 D 1942 & Rilla I. B 1871 D 1948-T#2. Caleb b.Northumberland Co, PA July 3, 1818 Cath d/o Harman & Elizabeth McKinney Shipman b. Lower Agusta, PA on June 4, 1825.'
From this I make the hypothesis that Lamont married Rilla I. née Ely & is buried with his in-laws. - D.A. Navorska - xxix Oct MM - Irving TX
Possibly Caleb & Catherine are grandparents of Rilla.
Author: Hanna, Jackie, Title: "The Alwood Family Tree -- William Allwood (Alwood) descendants," (Publication location: Portage MI, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=alwoodtree&id=I15340, Publicationdate: xx Aug MMXIII), Repository: The Cloud
"... Rilla Irene ELY Sex: F Birth: 3 SEP 1871 in Gorham Twp, Fulton Co, Ohio
Census: 1940 Morenci, Lenawee Co, Michigan
Death: 16 DEC 1948 in Adrian, Lenawee Co, Michigan Burial: Riverside Cem, Montpelier, Williams Co, Ohio Change Date: 20 AUG 2013
Father: Lewis BENNER Mother: Elizabeth Jane ELY
Marriage 1 Lamont Sheridan VIERS b: 8 NOV 1864 in Pike Twp, Fulton Co, Ohio Married" <>
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Historical events
Birthday September 3, 1871
- The temperature on September 3, 1871 was about 15.1 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 3 » In the Battle of Bapaume, an engagement in the Franco-Prussian War, General Louis Faidherbe's forces bring about a Prussian retreat.
- March 21 » Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his trek to find the missionary and explorer David Livingstone.
- March 29 » Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria.
- August 29 » Emperor Meiji orders the abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871).
- October 8 » The Great Chicago Fire and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire break out.
- October 10 » Chicago burns after a barn accident. The fire lasts from October 8–10.
Day of death December 16, 1948
- The temperature on December 16, 1948 was between 3.6 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till September 4, 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
- In the year 1948: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.7 million citizens.
- April 9 » Jorge Eliécer Gaitán's assassination provokes a violent riot in Bogotá (the Bogotazo), and a further ten years of violence in Colombia.
- April 21 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 47 relating to Kashmir conflict is adopted.
- June 7 » Anti-Jewish riots in Oujda and Jerada take place.
- June 22 » The ship HMTEmpire Windrush brought the first group of 802 West Indian immigrants to Tilbury, marking the start of modern immigration to the United Kingdom.
- June 28 » Boxer Dick Turpin beats Vince Hawkins at Villa Park in Birmingham to become the first black British boxing champion in the modern era.
- December 10 » The Human Rights Convention is signed by the United Nations.
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- 1878 » Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers, English tennis player († 1960)
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- 1887 » Frank Christian, American trumpet player († 1973)
- 1943 » George Bambridge, English diplomat (b. 1892)
- 1944 » Betsie ten Boom, Dutch Holocaust victim (b. 1885)
- 1945 » Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese lawyer and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1891)
- 1945 » Giovanni Agnelli, Italian businessman, founded Fiat (b. 1866)
- 1949 » Sidney Olcott, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1873)
- 1952 » Robert Henry Best, American journalist (b. 1896)
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