Lila Emily Gilchrist

Brief Life History of Lila Emily

When Lila Emily Gilchrist was born on 27 September 1890, in Echo, Summit, Utah, United States, her father, Robert George Gilchrist, was 53 and her mother, Sarah Emily Dallimore, was 42. She married Albert Henry Woods on 4 June 1913, in Echo, Summit, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Henefer, Summit, Utah, United States for about 5 years and Croyden Election Precinct, Morgan, Utah, United States in 1940. She died on 21 April 1963, in Torrance, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joel Lemuel Boatright
1892–1956
Lila Emily Gilchrist
1890–1963
Marriage: 28 January 1920
Junior L Boatright
1921–1986

Sources (33)

  • Lila E Boatright in household of Joel L Boatright, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Lila E Woods, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Lila Emily Gilchrist Noffke, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1896 · Utah becomes a state

After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition, that all forms of polygamy were to be banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.

1910 · The BSA is Made

Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

Name Meaning

Scottish (western) and Irish (Down): from Gaelic Mac Giolla Chríosd, Mac Gille Chríosd ‘son of the servant of Christ’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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