Ada Harrison Spendlove

Brief Life History of Ada Harrison

When Ada Harrison Spendlove was born on 16 July 1883, in Virgin, Washington, Utah, United States, her father, John Spendlove III, was 43 and her mother, Mary Davies, was 40. She married James Wilson Imlay on 27 June 1906, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in United States in 1949 and Hurricane, Washington, Utah, United States in 1950. She died on 31 December 1962, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Hurricane, Washington, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Wilson Imlay
1871–1941
Ada Harrison Spendlove
1883–1962
Marriage: 27 June 1906
James Fenton Imlay
1907–1966
Ruth Imlay
1909–1981
Luetta Imlay
1910–2003
Kenneth Spendlove Imlay
1912–1969
Fern Imlay
1914–1939
George Wilson Imlay
1915–1986
John Hugh Imlay
1917–2001
Florence Imlay
1919–2001
Mark Evan Imlay
1921–1945
Eva Imlay
1924–1984
Arthur Davies Imlay
1925–1941

Sources (59)

  • Ada S Imlay, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Ada Harteson Spendlove, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Ada Spendlove Imlay, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

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.

1904

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

Name Meaning

English: nickname presumably for someone who was free with his affections, from Middle English spend(en) ‘(to) spend or squander’ (Old English spend(an)) + love ‘love’ (Old English lufu).

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

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John and Mary Davies Spendlove, Taken from "And They Came From England" by J. Dewey Spendlove

John Spendlove Jr. Jan. 5, 1840-Dec. 8, 1912 John Spendlove was born in Leicester, Leicestershire, England on Jan. 5, 1840. He was christened Jan. 22nd of that same year. His parents were John Sp …

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