Brief Life History of Zilla Margaret Mae
When Zilla Margaret Mae Chance was born in April 1879, in Adel, Dallas, Iowa, United States, her father, Tillman Howard Chance, was 25 and her mother, Harriett Roxanna Garoutte, was 22. She married Welburn Howell Secrest on 10 October 1914, in Weber, Utah, United States. She lived in Rosita, Custer, Colorado, United States in 1880. She died on 8 June 1967, in Florida, United States, at the age of 88.
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Sources (14)
- Zilla Margaret Chance, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
- Zilta Chance in household of Tilman Chance, "United States Census, 1880"
- Zilla M Chance, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1941"
Spouse and Children
1889–1971 Male
1879–1967 Female
Parents and Siblings
1854–1932 Male
1856–1881 Female
Siblings (2)
1879–1967 Female
1880–1918 Male
World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 2
1887 · Eatonville is Incorporated
Age 8
1902 · So Much Farm Land
Age 23
Name Meaning
English (West Midlands): from Middle English chea(u)nce ‘fortune, luck; accident, mischance’ (Old French cheance, a derivative of cheoir ‘to fall (out)’, Latin cadere), perhaps used to denote a gambler or as a nickname for someone considered fortunate or well favored, or perhaps for someone who had survived an accident by a remarkable piece of luck.
Americanized form of German Tschantz or Schantz .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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