Brief Life History of Amanda Ellen
When Amanda Ellen Wiley was born on 3 April 1849, in Indiana, United States, her father, Wilford Moore Wiley, was 21 and her mother, Mary Melissa Wiley, was 14. She married William S. Harmon on 10 October 1867, in Gibson, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Banner, Nebraska, United States in 1900 and Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States for about 10 years. She died on 10 March 1933, in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Long Beach Municipal Cemetery, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Sources (19)
- Amanda E Wiley, "United States Census, 1860"
- Amanda E Harmon, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Amanda E Wille, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
Spouse and Children
1845–1922 Male
1849–1933 Female
Children (6)
1869– Male
1871–1923 Female
1873–1950 Male
1876–1955 Male
1879– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1828–1871 Male
1834–1866 Female
Siblings (2)
1849–1933 Female
1860–1893 Male
World Events (8)
1850
Age 1
1863
Age 14
1872 · The First National Park
Age 23
Name Meaning
English: from various places called with Old English wīg, wēoh ‘idol’ + lēah ‘wood, clearing’, such as Whyly in East Hoathly (Sussex), Whiligh in Ticehurst (Sussex), Weeley (Essex), Weoley (Worcestershire), and Willey (Surrey), or from any of the other places called Willey, such as those in Cheshire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, and Warwickshire, named with Old English wilig ‘willow’ + lēah, or from Wylye (Wiltshire), which takes its name from the river Wylye (of uncertain etymology).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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