Zelma May Westover

Brief Life History of Zelma May

When Zelma May Westover was born on 6 February 1895, in Safford, Graham, Arizona, United States, her father, Joseph Ernest Westover, was 30 and her mother, Mariam Alvira Welker, was 23. She married Leo Jensen Beck on 18 February 1914, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. She lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1942 and Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1950. She died on 12 February 2000, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 105, and was buried in Saint George City Cemetery, St. George, Washington, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Leo Jensen Beck
1892–1988
Zelma May Westover
1895–2000
Marriage: 18 February 1914

Sources (30)

  • Zelma Westover Beck in household of Leo Beck, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Zelma May Westover, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Zelma W Beck, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1896 · Utah Becomes a State

After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition. This condition was that the new state rewrite their constitution to say that all forms of polygamy were banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

English (Kent): habitational name from Westover in Somerset and the Isle of Wight, or Westovers in Sussex. The former two are both named with Old English west + ofer ‘ridge’ or ōfer ‘bank’.

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

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