Roscoe Woolley Eardley

Brief Life History of Roscoe Woolley

When Roscoe Woolley Eardley was born on 13 February 1880, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, James Walter Eardley, was 25 and his mother, Catherine Adella Woolley, was 22. He married Ella May Patten on 3 December 1902, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Salt Lake City Ward 6, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 17 April 1950, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Roscoe Woolley Eardley
1880–1950
Ella May Patten
1882–1967
Marriage: 3 December 1902
Ruthella Eardley
1903–1985
Helen Eardley
1907–1958
Kathryn Eardley
1913–1981
Roscoe Patten Eardley
1924–2022

Sources (56)

  • Roscoe Eardley, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Roscoe Woolley Eardley - Published information: birth-name: Roscoe Woolley Eardley
  • Roscoe W. Eardley, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

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, that all forms of polygamy were to be banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.

1899 · The Salt Palace Convention Center

The original Salt Palace was built in 1899 and It stood on 900 South, between State Street and Main Street. The Salt Palace was a frame structure covered in large pieces of rock salt, which gave it its name. The Salt Palace was destroyed by fire on August 29, 1910 and was replaced by the Majestic Hall. This Hall only lasted for a while during the remodel of the Salt Palace. The Salt Palace served as the Olympic Media Center during the 2002 Winter Olympics. Salt Lake Comic Con has been held at the Salt Palace Convention Center since September 2013.

Name Meaning

English (Staffordshire): habitational name from Eardley Hall in Audley, Stafforshire.

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

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