Elmira Charlotte Wilcox

Brief Life History of Elmira Charlotte

When Elmira Charlotte Wilcox was born about 1846, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, her father, Henry Wilcox, was 34 and her mother, Martha M. Simmons, was 19. She died on 1 July 1850, in Gage, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 5, and was buried in Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Wilcox
1813–1850
Martha M. Simmons
1828–1859
Elmira Charlotte Wilcox
1846–1850
Henry Wilcox Jr.
1848–1850
Mary Amanda Wilcox
1850–1921

Sources (5)

  • Henry Wilcox, "United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850"
  • Elmira Charlotte Wilcox, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Elmira Charlotte Wilcox, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"

World Events (2)

1846

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

1846

Historical Boundaries: 1846: Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Iowa, United States 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Flintshire): variant of Wilcock , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is based on the pronunciation.

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

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Elmira Charlotte Wilcox

Elmira Charlotte Wilcox, born 1846 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa; died 1 July 1850 Near Fort Kearney. Remembered at the Pioneer Children’s Memorial; Stone 1 (left side) Elmira was born to Hen …

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