Brief Life History of Wealthea Minnie
When Wealthea Minnie Atwood was born on 18 December 1897, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, her father, Lewis Clark Atwood, was 20 and her mother, Wilhelmina Kunz, was 27. She married Thomas Harry Wilson on 13 October 1914, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Thornton, Madison, Idaho, United States in 1920 and Madison, Idaho, United States in 1930. She died on 4 July 1936, in Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States, at the age of 38, and was buried in Annis, Jefferson, Idaho, United States.
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- Weltha Atwood in household of Louis Atwood, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: Wealthea Minnie Atwood - Government record: birth-name: Wealthea Minnie Atwood
- Wealthy Atwood, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1898 · The Ogden Utah Sugar Factory Opens
The Ogden Utah Sugar Factory harvested sugar from beets because sugar cane was hard to grow in northern Utah. During World War, it was hard to get sugar beet seeds, so the company started to harvest the seeds of the beets they were using. The Company merged with a factory in Logan to create the Amalgamated Sugar Company which is still operational today.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name from Middle English atte wode (Old English æt thǣm wuda) ‘by the wood’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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