Brief Life History of Lemira Marcella "Myra"
When Lemira Marcella "Myra" Rowell was born on 15 January 1843, in West Fairlee, Orange, Vermont, United States, her father, Benjamin House Rowell, was 28 and her mother, Adalaide Whitcomb, was 26. She married Henry Luther Baker on 2 January 1865, in Lamoille, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Madison Township, Riley, Kansas, United States in 1910. She died on 1 January 1911, in Riley, Riley, Kansas, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Riley Cemetery, Riley, Riley, Kansas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Limira M Baker in household of Henry L Baker, "Kansas State Census, 1875"
- Lemira Rowell in entry for Grace Mae Baker Beard Vance, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Myra M Tuttle in household of Luke W Tuttle, "United States Census, 1910"
Spouse and Children
1837–1888 Male
1843–1911 Female
Children (8)
1867–1915 Male
1869–1870 Male
1871–1872 Male
1876–1952 Female
1878–1891 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1814–1886 Male
1817–1853 Female
Siblings (7)
1835–1912 Male
1837– Male
1839–1895 Male
1843–1911 Female
1845–1864 Male
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 3
1855
Age 12
1863
Age 20
Name Meaning
English:
habitational name principally from Rothwell (Yorkshire), but Rothwell in Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire also gave rise to surnames. The placenames derive from Old English roth ‘clearing’ + wella ‘well, spring, stream’.
habitational name from Rowell in Chudleigh (Devon), named with Old English rūh ‘rough’ + hyll ‘hill’. The name may have been confused with Roll .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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