Esther Lola Parcell

Female23 July 1888–24 January 1919

Brief Life History of Esther Lola

When Esther Lola Parcell was born on 23 July 1888, in Wallsburg, Wasatch, Utah, United States, her father, John Lewis Parcell, was 28 and her mother, Martha Ann Clifton, was 23. She married David Hyrum Gordon on 29 June 1910, in Daniel, Wasatch, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 24 January 1919, in Park City, Summit, Utah, United States, at the age of 30, and was buried in Wallsburg, Wasatch, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Hyrum Gordon
1887–1947
Esther Lola Parcell
1888–1919
Marriage: 29 June 1910
Merrell Gordon
1912–1982
Reba Gordon
1915–2006

Sources (18)

  • Lola Parcell in household of J Lewis Parcell, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Lola H Parcell, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Sola Parcell Gordon, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    29 June 1910Daniel, Wasatch, Utah, United States
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (8)

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 2

    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    1896 · Utah Becomes a State

    Age 8

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

    1897 · The Utah State Historical Society

    Age 9

    The Utah State Historical Society was, founded in 1897 and now part of the Government of Utah's Division of State History. It encourages the research, study, and publication of Utah history. It also publishes a history journal named the Utah Historical Quarterly. The Utah State Historical Society has grown to several thousand members and has published over 300 issues of the Utah Historical Quarterly.

    Name Meaning

    English and Welsh: variant of Purcell .

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

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