Eliza Persis Rhead

Brief Life History of Eliza Persis

When Eliza Persis Rhead was born on 9 May 1855, in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Josiah Rhead, was 24 and her mother, Eliza Elizabeth Lewis, was 30. She married Joseph Farnsworth on 21 February 1876, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Election Precinct 16 Ioka, Duchesne, Utah, United States in 1940 and Ioka Cemetery, Duchesne, Utah, United States in 1940. She died on 3 September 1943, in Duchesne, Duchesne, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Coalville Cemetery, Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Farnsworth
1852–1878
Eliza Persis Rhead
1855–1943
Marriage: 21 February 1876
Joseph Henry Farnsworth
1877–1968
Eliza Floral Farnsworth
1878–1970

Sources (24)

  • Eliza P Farnsworth in household of James B Lemon, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Utah, Select County Marriages, 1887-1937
  • Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961

World Events (8)

1859

Historical Boundaries: 1859: Summit, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Summit, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

Name Meaning

English (Staffordshire): variant of Read .

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

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