George Clinton Child

22 January 1877–12 April 1939 (Age 62)
Riverdale, Weber, Utah, United States

The Life Summary of George Clinton

When George Clinton Child was born on 22 January 1877, in Riverdale, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, Myron Barber Child, was 51 and his mother, Sarepta Jane Cole, was 30. He married Etta May Weaver on 12 December 1900. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in World for about 15 years. He died on 12 April 1939, in Riverdale, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Clinton Child
1877–1939
Etta May Weaver
1880–1950
Marriage: 12 December 1900
Glen Clinton Child
1901–1974
Vernal William Child
1903–1930
Nathan Myron Child
1905–1970
Leslie Lawrence Child
1906–1957
Dora Jane Child
1909–1992
Della Rae Child
1911–1977
Leo Chauncy Child
1913–1998
Leah Emma Child
1913–2002
George Austin Child
1916–1968
Orville Dean Child
1918–1988
Eldon Earl Child
1920–1970
Neta Child
1923–1923
Melvin Elmer Child
1926–1987

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 December 1900
    • Children

    (13)

    +8 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
    Age 4
    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.
    1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station
    Age 14
    Angel Island served as a quarantine station for those diagnosed with bubonic plague beginning in 1891. A quarantine station was built on the island which was funded by the federal government at the cost of $98,000. The disease spread to port cities around the world, including the San Francisco Bay Area, during the third bubonic plague pandemic, which lasted through 1909.
    1894 · The Genealogical Society of Utah is formed.
    Age 17
    The Genealogical Society of Utah is formed. - A precursor society to FamilySearch, the GSU was organized on November 13,1894, in the Church Historian's Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

    Name Meaning

    English:nickname from Middle English child ‘child, infant’ (Old English cild), in various possible applications. The word is found in Old English as a byname, and in Middle English as a widely used affectionate term of address. It was also used as a term of status for a young man of noble birth, although the exact meaning is not clear; in the 13th and 14th centuries it was a technical term used of a young noble awaiting elevation to the knighthood. In other cases it may have been applied as a byname to a youth considerably younger than his brothers or to one who was a minor on the death of his father.in Kent, possibly a topographic name from Old English cielde ‘spring (water)’, a rare word derived from c(e)ald ‘cold’.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Barnes
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    Childs
    Chilton
    Bambino
    Chilson
    Fairchild
    Childers

    Story Highlight

    Leah Emma Child Mobley Whitaker

    What can I tell you about my Grandma Leah, she was born on July 29, 1913. She was a faternal twin, since her brother Leo was born the same day. They were both born to George clinton Child and his wi …

    Sources (69)

    • George C Child in entry for Unknown, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
    • George C Child, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
    • George C Child, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

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