Brief Life History of Tella Mae
When Tella Mae Boardman was born on 30 April 1908, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, her father, Hyrum Alvin Boardman, was 30 and her mother, Mary Emma Halladay, was 27. She married Elwin Hickman on 20 July 1926, in Utah, Utah, United States. She lived in Utah, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. She died on 17 February 1987, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (28)
- Tella Boardman in household of Alvin Hyrum Boardman, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Tella M Boardman, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Tella Bethers, "United States Social Security Death Index"
Spouse and Children
1913–2007 Male
1908–1987 Female
Children (1)
1936–2022 Female
Parents and Siblings
1877–1965 Male
1881–1911 Female
Siblings (7)
1900–1922 Female
1903–1956 Female
1904–1904 Male
1905–1985 Female
1906– Male
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Age 1
1909 · Pioneer Park Opens
Age 1
1929
Age 21
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): occupational name from Middle English bord(e) ‘board, plank, table’ + man, for a carpenter, sawyer, or a maker of boards and planks. Compare Board .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Story Highlight
I remember the iris
Today was Mother's Day. My family was over to visit. My sister and I were just young girls when we would visit our Grandma Tella Mae. In my yard we have purple iris' growing and both my sister and I r …
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