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Elzy is a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Amanda Elzy (died 2004), American educator :*Amanda Elzy High School, school in Mississippi, United States, named in her honor *Emma Elzy (1887 or 1888 - 1985), mother of Amanda and Ruby * Erma Elzy, American television and theatre director *Ruby Elzy (1908-1943), American singer Given name or nickname *Elzy Burroughs (1771/77–1825), American stonemason, engineer, lighthouse builder and keeper *Elzy Lay (1869-1934), American outlaw See also * Elzy, a place near Wick, Caithness Wick ( gd, Inbhir Ùige (IPA: inivɪɾʲˈuːkʲə, sco, Week) is a town and royal burgh in Caithness, in the far north of Scotland. The town straddles the River Wick and extends along both sides of Wick Bay. "Wick Locality" had a population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Elzy
Amanda Belle Elzy (unknown–2004) was a pioneering African-American educator. She graduated from Rust High School in 1929 and from Rust College in 1934. She worked as Supervisor of Negro Schools in Leflore County, Mississippi, then became the first black assistant superintendent in the county, and was one of the founders of Mississippi Valley State University in the 1940s. Her sister was the singer Ruby Elzy, and their mother Emma Elzy was a teacher and prominent member of the Methodist church, in whose memory the Mississippi Conference of the United Methodist Church presents an annual Emma K. Elzy award. Emma died in 1985, aged 98. Amanda Elzy died in 2004. Amanda Elzy High School in the Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District (GLCSD) is a school district serves Greenwood, Mississippi and the rest of Leflore County. It was established on July 1, 2019, as a merger of the Greenwood Public School District and the Leflore C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Elzy High School
Amanda Elzy High School (AEHS) is a high school in unincorporated Leflore County, Mississippi, south of Greenwood, and part of the Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District. , it had 488 students in grades 9–12 and 36.37 teachers (full-time equivalent). Its service area includes Minter City, Money, Sidon, and Schlater. History The school was named in 1959 in honor of Amanda Elzy, a pioneering black educator. It was a part of the Leflore County School District until that district's merger into Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District on July 1, 2019. Demographics In the 20122013 school year, the demographic profile of the student body was 492 black students, 5 Hispanic students and 2 white students. In 2014, its students were reported as 100% "economically disadvantaged." Discipline By 2010 the school began to only issue detentions for physical altercations, with a choice of either Saturdays or after school, instead of all day in-school suspensions. Nota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruby Elzy
Ruby Pearl Elzy (February 20, 1908 – June 26, 1943) was an American operatic soprano. She appeared on stage and in films. She recorded on albums before her death in her 30s from surgery to remove a benign tumor. Family and early life Elzy was born in Pontotoc, Mississippi, and educated at Rust College, the Ohio State University (graduating in 1930) and the Juilliard School (graduating in 1934). At Juilliard she was a pupil of Lucia Dunham. Her sister Amanda Elzy (died 2004) was a prominent educator after whom Amanda Elzy High School in Greenwood, Mississippi is named. Their mother Emma Elzy (died 1985, aged 98) was a teacher and prominent member of the Methodist church, in whose memory the Mississippi Conference of the United Methodist Church presents an annual Emma K. Elzy award. Ruby had two sisters, Amanda and Beatrice Wayne and one brother, Robert. Their father Charlie abandoned the family when Ruby was five. Professional accomplishments Elzy entertained at the White ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erma Elzy
Erma Elzy, formerly Erma Elzy-Jones is an American television and theatre director. Career Elzy (formerly Elzy-Jones) was born in Los Angeles, California. She began her career in television, working as Production Associate/Script Supervisor on the television series '' Double Trouble'', ''227'', '' ALF'' and ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air''. She would go to become an Associate Director and later make her official directorial debut directing an episode of ''Moesha''. Her other television credits are '' Sister, Sister'', ''The Wayans Bros.'', ''The Parkers'', '' Girlfriends'' and ''That's So Raven''. During much of the 2000s she focused more on directing short films and stage productions. In 2001, she directed the short film ''Room 302'' starring Kristin Bauer. Other film credits include ''Man Made'' (2002) and ''Silent Crisis: Diabetes Among Us'', a television documentary which was hosted and narrated by Debbie Allen. Her theatre credits are ''The Great Nebula In Orion'' (2002), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruby Elzy
Ruby Pearl Elzy (February 20, 1908 – June 26, 1943) was an American operatic soprano. She appeared on stage and in films. She recorded on albums before her death in her 30s from surgery to remove a benign tumor. Family and early life Elzy was born in Pontotoc, Mississippi, and educated at Rust College, the Ohio State University (graduating in 1930) and the Juilliard School (graduating in 1934). At Juilliard she was a pupil of Lucia Dunham. Her sister Amanda Elzy (died 2004) was a prominent educator after whom Amanda Elzy High School in Greenwood, Mississippi is named. Their mother Emma Elzy (died 1985, aged 98) was a teacher and prominent member of the Methodist church, in whose memory the Mississippi Conference of the United Methodist Church presents an annual Emma K. Elzy award. Ruby had two sisters, Amanda and Beatrice Wayne and one brother, Robert. Their father Charlie abandoned the family when Ruby was five. Professional accomplishments Elzy entertained at the White ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elzy Burroughs
Elzy Burroughs (1771/77–1825) was an American stonemason, engineer, lighthouse builder and keeper. Elzy Burroughs was born and raised in Stafford County, Virginia. Elzy Burroughs' family leased and operated a sandstone quarry in the Aquia Creek area of Stafford County. Known as Aquia sandstone, material from quarries in this area was utilized in the construction of Mount Vernon, the United States Capitol building, the White House, and the first lighthouse constructed at Cape Henry in Princess Anne County, Virginia, at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. As a child, Elzy would have grown up playing near sandstone quarries. He would have been surrounded by expert stonemasons and by all of the tools, equipment and skills that are necessary to that profession. So it was no surprise when he, too, grew up to join in the mason's craft. As a young man, Burroughs worked as a mason and builder across the Tidewater Virginia region. He had a young wife, the former Miss Lightburn, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elzy Lay
William Ellsworth "Elzy" Lay (November 25, 1869 – November 10, 1934) was an outlaw of the Old West in the United States. He was a member of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch, gang, operating out of the Hole-in-the-Wall Pass in Johnson County, Wyoming. Lay was Cassidy's best friend and assisted Cassidy in leading the Wild Bunch gang.William Ellsworth Lay at www.butchandsundance.com Early life Lay was born in Mount Pleasant, an unincorporated community in , the son of James Landon Lay and Mary Jane Bellew. He ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |