Brief Life History of Selma Josephine
Selma Josephine Hogeton was born on 13 September 1895, in Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, United States as the daughter of Nikolis Hogeton and Catherine. She married John Pierpont Emery in June 1916, in Davis, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years. She died on 28 April 1960, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Selma Hogeton Emery in household of John Pierpont Emery, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Legacy NFS Source: Selma Josephine Hogeton - Cemetery record or headstone: birth: 13 September 1895; Butte, Deer Lodge, Montana, United States
- Selma Josephine Hogeton, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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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.
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
Name Meaning
English (Buckinghamshire): habitational name from Hoxton (Middlesex), from an Old English personal name Hōc (genitive Hōces) or Hogg (genitive Hogges) + Old English tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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