Augusta Geneva Elison

Brief Life History of Augusta Geneva

When Augusta Geneva Elison was born on 28 July 1882, in Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, United States, her father, John Alfred Elison, was 31 and her mother, Sophia Anderson, was 27. She married John Fredrick Adams on 17 April 1903, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Unity, Cassia, Idaho, United States in 1930 and Unity Election Precinct, Cassia, Idaho, United States in 1940. She died on 21 February 1975, in Burley, Cassia, Idaho, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Pleasant View Cemetery, Burley, Cassia, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Fredrick Adams
1882–1954
Augusta Geneva Elison
1882–1975
Marriage: 17 April 1903
Zealanda Belle Adams
1905–1967
Afton Romylen Adams
1908–1968
Clayne Young Adams
1910–1973
Dorothy Adams
1913–1998
Oleen E Adams
1916–1988
Forest Douglas Adams
1919–1976
Stewart Donald Adams
1919–1990
Ashton Monroe Adams
1922–2014
Melba Adams
1924–2019

Sources (35)

  • Geneva Elison Adams in household of John Fredrick Adams, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Augusta Geneva Elison, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Geneva Elison Adams, "United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1887 · New Zealands's First National Park

Tongariro National Park was the sixth national park established in the world and the first in New Zealand. In the center of the park there lies three active volcanic mountains (Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, and Tongariro). it is home to the famed Tongariro Alpine Crossing day hike and has been recognized as a World Heritage Site for all its natural values.

1907

The country becomes a dominion, or self-governing community, within the British empire.

Name Meaning

English (Lancashire): variant of Ellison .

Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Elisson: patronymic from the personal name Elis, Swedish vernacular form of Elias .

Americanized form of the Norwegian and Danish patronymic Eliassen or of the Swedish cognate Eliasson . Compare Eliason .

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

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