Brief Life History of Mary Emma
When Mary Emma Milam was born on 29 December 1837, in Far West, Caldwell, Missouri, United States, her father, William Milam, was 38 and her mother, Elizabeth Case, was 22. She married Archibald Newell Hill on 25 December 1853, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1852 and lived in San Francisco, California, United States in 1900 and Oakland, Alameda, California, United States in 1910. She died on 4 September 1913, in Denver, Colorado, United States, at the age of 75.
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- Mary G Fairchild in household of Machlin Fairchild, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mary E. Brassfield, "United States Western States Marriage Index" 1867
- Mary Emma Milam, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1839 · From Swamp to Beautiful Place
By 1829 Venus, Illinois had grown sufficiently and in 1832 was one of the contenders for the new county seat. However, the honor was awarded to a nearby city, Carthage. In 1834 the name Venus was changed to Commerce because the settlers felt that the new name better suited their plans. But during late 1839, arriving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the small town of Commerce and in April 1840 it was renamed Nauvoo by Joseph Smith Jr., who led the Latter-Day Saints to Nauvoo to escape persecution in Missouri. The name Nauvoo is derived from the traditional Hebrew language. It is notable that by 1844 Nauvoo's population had swollen to around 12,000 residents, rivaling the size of Chicago at the time. After the Latter-Day Saints left the population settled down toward 2,000 people.
1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
1857 · 7.9 Earthquake In Fort Tejon
The Fort Tejon earthquake, on January 9, 1857, registered at 7.9, making it one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in the United States. Only two people were killed, largely due to the sparse population in the area where the earthquake occurred. As a result of the large scale shaking, the Kern River was turned upstream and fish were stranded miles from Tulare Lake as the waters were rocked so far from its banks.
Name Meaning
English (southern): variant of Milham .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Wilford Woodruff Journal Entry - 3 April 1866
3 April 1866 - Tuesday There is quite an Exciteme[n]t in town this Morning in conseq=uence of One Man by the name of Brassfield[.] He Married Mary Hill the wife of Archibald Hill who is absent on a Mi …
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