Edward Merritt Mortimore

Brief Life History of Edward Merritt

When Edward Merritt Mortimore was born on 28 May 1865, in Des Moines, Iowa, United States, his father, David Mortimore, was 32 and his mother, Sarah Jane Fenton, was 35. He married Hattie Drucilla Hogben on 13 July 1884, in Clackamas, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in La Grande, Union, Oregon, United States in 1935 and Ontario Election Precinct 3, Malheur, Oregon, United States in 1940. He died on 4 September 1943, in Ontario, Malheur, Oregon, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Rosedale Memorial Gardens, Payette, Payette, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edward Merritt Mortimore
1865–1943
Martha Elizabeth Tucker
1875–1962
Marriage: 14 May 1898
Paul DeForrest Mortimore
1899–1959
Evelyn Eloise Mortimore
1903–1994

Sources (13)

  • Edward Mortimore in household of D Mortimore, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Edward Mortimore, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
  • E M Mortimore in entry for Paul De Forrest Mortimore, "Oregon, World War I, County Military Service Records, 1919-1920"

World Events (8)

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

1867 · The Burtis Opera House

The Burtis Opera House opened in Davenport and could easily hold an audience of 1,600. It was a widely used facility and Mark Twain filled the house when he spoke on tour in 1869. It was also used to house Susan B. Anthony when she lectured on the woman's right to vote. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra played its first concert as the new Tri-City Symphony in the Opera House. An arsonist set fire to the building on the evening of April 26, 1921, and the building was severely destroyed. The building was rebuilt but was no longer used as an opera house.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

English (Devon; of Norman origin): variant of Mortimer .

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

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