Hyrum Obediah Scovil

Brief Life History of Hyrum Obediah

When Hyrum Obediah Scovil was born on 11 June 1845, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Lucius Nelson Scovil, was 39 and his mother, Lury Snow, was 38. He married Rebecca Celia Brown on 2 February 1868, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States for about 40 years and Provo, Utah, Utah, United States in 1920. In 1925, his occupation is listed as laborer in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He died on 2 April 1925, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Springville City Cemetery, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hyrum Obediah Scovil
1845–1925
Rebecca Celia Brown
1850–1909
Marriage: 2 February 1868
Hyram Obed Scovil
1868–1878
LeRoy Isaac Scovil
1870–1911
Enos Barr Scovil
1872–1944
Ernest Lavar Scovil
1875–1955
Lydia Amelia Scovil
1876–1954
Mary Rebecca Scovil
1878–1879
Alice E. Scovill
1879–1881
Ella Elenor Scovil
1880–1881
Sariah Scovil
1882–1961
Laura Lorette Scovil
1884–1967
Edward R. Scovil
1886–1887
Ethel Scovil
1888–1888

Sources (39)

  • Hyrum Scovil, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Hyrum Ovid Scovil, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
  • Hyrum Obed Scovil, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1846

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

1846 · First Nauvoo Temple Dedicated

On May 1-3, 1846, the Nauvoo Illinois Temple was fully dedicated. It was the second temple that had been built by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was the first temple with an angel Moroni on top, in the case of this temple it also doubled as a weather vane. Before the saints left Nauvoo they gathered in great numbers to go through.

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.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Scoville .

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

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