Brief Life History of Ellen Mariah
When Ellen Mariah Bullock was born on 4 January 1861, in Walsall, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, her father, Henry Homer Bullock Sr, was 25 and her mother, Sarah Griffin, was 19. She married John Martin Wilson on 13 June 1878, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States in 1910 and Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States in 1920. She died on 24 December 1940, in Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Kohlerlawn Cemetery, Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States.
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- Nelley Bullock in household of Henry Bullock, "United States Census, 1870"
- Ellen Maria Bullock, "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Ellen Mariah Wilson, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1938-1961"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1865 · The Union Roller Mill
The Union Roller Mill was built to help grind the grain that was harvested in the Cache Valley and the other surrounding areas. It was later renamed the Thatcher Milling & Elevator Company and the old millstones were discarded.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
Name Meaning
English (West Midlands): from Middle English bulluc, bullok ‘bullock’ (Old English bulluc), referring to a young bull, probably applied as a nickname for an exuberant young man or a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of bullocks.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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