Israel Emerson Willey

Brief Life History of Israel Emerson

When Israel Emerson Willey was born on 10 November 1872, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, his father, David Orson Willey Sr, was 23 and his mother, Mary Antonette Barlow, was 21. He married Emily Hoagland Cannon on 21 March 1901, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 2 November 1935, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Israel Emerson Willey
1872–1935
Emily Hoagland Cannon
1874–1955
Marriage: 21 March 1901
Emerson Cannon Willey
1902–1984
Elizabeth Cannon Willey
1905–1907
Alice Willey
1908–1993
Teresa Willey
1910–2001
Rosalyn Willey
1911–1996
Richard Haven Willey
1913–1985

Sources (88)

  • Israel E Willey, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Jareal Willey, "Utah, Salt Lake County Birth Records, 1890-1915"
  • Israel E. Willey, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1875 · A New Civil Rights Act

During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

English: from a pet form of the personal name Will , a short form of William . In some instances a variant of Wiley .

Americanized form of Swiss German Willi .

History: Isaac Willey is recorded in Boston, MA, in 1640, and went on to be one of the founders of New London, CT. His descendent Samuel Hopkins Willey (1821–1914) was one of the founders of the College of California at Berkeley in 1860.

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

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