Henry Gideon Jolley

Male28 November 1848–7 December 1922

Brief Life History of Henry Gideon

When Henry Gideon Jolley was born on 28 November 1848, in Van Buren, Jackson, Iowa, United States, his father, Reuben Manning Jolley, was 40 and his mother, Sarah Rebecca Pippin, was 36. He married Mary Elizabeth Rees on 13 January 1868, in Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Wales, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1870 and Moroni Election Precinct, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1900. He registered for military service in 1905. He died on 7 December 1922, in Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Moroni City Cemetery, Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Gideon Jolley
1848–1922
Mary Elizabeth Rees
1850–1930
Marriage: 13 January 1868
Mary Elizabeth Jolley
1868–1934
Henry Gideon Jolley Jr
1870–1949
John Rueben Jolley
1872–1915
Sarah Gladys Jolley
1874–1965
Margaret Hannah Jolley
1875–1906
Linnie Ann Jolley
1877–1934
Lulu Pearl Jolley
1879–1957
Zina Matilda Jolley
1881–1956
Daniel William Jolley
1883–1965
Caroline Winnetta Jolley
1885–1974
Hattie Vivian Jolley
1888–1948
Thomas Reese Jolley
1892–1958

Sources (44)

  • Hy G Jolly in household of Sarah Jolly, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Henry Jolley in entry for Linnie J. Edwards, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"
  • Henry G Jolley, "United States Census, 1920"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    13 January 1868Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States
  • Children (12)

    +7 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1850

    Age 2

    Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, Untied States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States

    1863

    Age 15

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

    1868 · Impeach the President!

    Age 20

    Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Jolly .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Story Highlight

    HENRY GIDEON JOLLEY by Dorothy Anderson, Grand Daughter

    HENRY GIDEON JOLLEY Youngest Son of Reuben Manning Jolley, Sr., & Sarah Pippin Jolley By Dorothy Anderson, Grand Daughter Moroni, Utah Henry Gideon Jolley used to say he was not a “public man.” He …

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