Melissa Emeline Willie

Brief Life History of Melissa Emeline

When Melissa Emeline Willie was born on 8 February 1873, in Mendon, Cache, Utah, United States, her father, John Alphonzo Willey, was 26 and her mother, Mary Ann Gardner, was 23. She married Henry Thomas White on 28 November 1893, in Teton, Fremont, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Wendell, Gooding, Idaho, United States in 1920 and Malheur, Oregon, United States in 1930. She died on 11 May 1940, in Jerome, Jerome, Idaho, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Jerome, Jerome, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Thomas White
1867–1932
Melissa Emeline Willie
1873–1940
Marriage: 28 November 1893
Thomas Alma White
1895–1917
Verlin White
1897–1978
Hazel White
1899–1977
Alphonso White
1901–1988
Ivan White
1904–1986
Rosella White
1906–1970
Everett White
1908–1975
Mr White
1909–1909
Parley White
1910–

Sources (24)

  • Emeline Willey White in household of Henry T White, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Melissa Emeline Willey - Individual or family possessions: birth: 8 February 1873; Mendon, Cache, Utah, United States
  • Emiline Melissa Willie, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1885

Historical Boundaries 1885: Bingham, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Bingham, Idaho, United States 1893: Fremont, Idaho, United States

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.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Willey .

Scottish: variant of Wylie .

Native American (e.g. Navajo and Seminole): adoption of the English personal name Willie (pet form of William ) as a surname.

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

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