Ellenor L. Westfall

Femaleabout 1846–3 January 1878

Brief Life History of Ellenor L.

When Ellenor L. Westfall was born about 1846, in Sheridan Township, Calhoun, Michigan, United States, her father, Peter Westfall, was 28 and her mother, Sophia Ames, was 24. She married Newton Hanford Huston on 2 June 1860, in Coldwater, Branch, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 3 January 1878, in her hometown, at the age of 33, and was buried in Albion, Calhoun, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Newton Hanford Huston
1839–1915
Ellenor L. Westfall
about 1846–1878
Marriage: 2 June 1860
Emma Emily Houston
1865–1944
George B. Huston
1867–1944

Sources (15)

  • Ellenor Huston in household of Newton Huston, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Ella L. Westfall, "Michigan, Marriages, 1822-1995"
  • Ella L. Huston, "Michigan, Deaths, 1867-1897"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    2 June 1860Coldwater, Branch, Michigan, United States
  • Children (2)

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    Siblings (2)

    World Events (6)

    about 1846

    Age NaN

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    1847 · Moving the State Capital

    Age 1

    The capital of Michigan was moved from Detroit to Lansing on March 17, 1847. The capital was moved to be further away from Canada, to encourage settlement and boost economy toward the inner regions of the state, and to make to capital more accessible to everyone statewide.

    1863

    Age 17

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form of German Westfahl and Westphal .

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

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