George S Stringfellow

Brief Life History of George S

George S Stringfellow was born on 26 April 1860, in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. He married Elnora Angeline Day on 10 October 1882, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He registered for military service in 1895. He died on 2 October 1900, in Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Draper City Cemetery, Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George S Stringfellow
1860–1900
Elnora Angeline Day
1860–1944
Marriage: 10 October 1882
Elnora Mattie Day Stringfellow
1883–1966
George Day Stringfellow
1885–1954
Earl Day Stringfellow
1887–1969
Henry Elden Stringfellow
1889–1954
Marvin Day Stringfellow
1893–1977
Hannah Inez Stringfellow
1897–1987
Clara Leah Stringfellow
1899–1953

Sources (37)

  • George Stringfellow in household of Joseph Rollins, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Utah, U.S., Select County Marriages, 1887-1937
  • Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name from Middle English string-felagh ‘string-fellow, man who works at a string-hearth’. This was the hearth or furnace at which iron was heated for its second working. A 1547 document from south Yorkshire defines the string-fellow's duties: ‘the stringefelloe wages, for layeinge the stone and breakeinge and feyinge of synders and breakeinge of the blowme and hewinge’. Thornhill and Ecclesfield were two of several iron-working districts in Yorkshire. See also Stringer .

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

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James Ralph Rawlins Written by Janice Rawlins Johnson (Dictated by James before his death in 1953) I was born in Draper, Utah, March 5, 1868. My father was Joseph Sharp Rawlins, and my mother was …

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