Brief Life History of Mariam Alvira
When Mariam Alvira Welker was born on 5 November 1871, in Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, her father, Adam David Welker Sr., was 30 and her mother, Agnes Dock, was 24. She married Joseph Ernest Westover on 26 March 1890, in Safford, Graham, Arizona, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Riverside, Riverside, California, United States in 1940 and Riverside, California, United States in 1942. She died on 11 October 1942, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- Marian A Welker Westover in household of Joseph E Westover, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Marian Alvira Westover, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Mariam A. Wlker, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1877 · First LDS Branch in Preston
The first LDS branch in Preston was organized in 1877. The branch was organized with Elisha R. Lawrence as Presiding Elder, William Garrison as music director, David Jensen was Superintendent of Sunday School, and Mary Hull as President of the Relief Society. Meetings were held in the homes of the members. Another branch was organized soon after on the west side of Worm Creek with Nahum Porter as Presiding Elder.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
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.
Name Meaning
German: occupational name for a fuller, from Middle High German, Middle Low German walker, welker ‘fuller’. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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