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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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 (57)

  • 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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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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