Brief Life History of Elmer J
When Elmer J Weldon was born on 8 December 1863, in Vacaville, Solano, California, United States, his father, Joseph Weldon, was 49 and his mother, Mary Louisa Pond, was 37. He married Clara Belle Root on 22 July 1895, in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 16 August 1937, in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States, at the age of 73.
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- Elmer J Waldon, "United States Census, 1910"
- Elmer J Weldon, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Elmer Weldon in household of Mary Weldon, "United States Census, 1880"
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1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco
The first transcontinental railroad reached San Francisco in 1869. The Western Pacific Railroad Company built the track from Oakland to Sacramento. The Central Pacific Railroad Company of California built the section from Sacramento to Promontory Summit Utah. The railroad linked isolated California to the rest of the country which had far-reaching effects on the social and economical development of the state.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place in Northamptonshire called Weldon, from Old English well(a) ‘spring, stream’ + dūn ‘hill’. This name was brought to Ireland (Dublin) in the 14th century. It has been Gaelicized as de Bhéalatún.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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