Thurza Amelia Tingey

Brief Life History of Thurza Amelia

When Thurza Amelia Tingey was born on 13 February 1888, in Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States, her father, Thomas Tingey, was 43 and her mother, Thurza Amelia Randall, was 27. She married John Quincy Adams on 4 January 1912, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. She lived in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States in 1930 and Centerville Election Precinct, Davis, Utah, United States in 1940. She died on 14 September 1960, in Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Quincy Adams
1882–1971
Thurza Amelia Tingey
1888–1960
Marriage: 4 January 1912
Maurine Adams
1913–1924
Ruth Adams
1915–1995
Elizabeth Ann Adams
1918–2005
Faelela Adams
1926–2008

Sources (44)

  • Thurza Adams, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Thurza Amelia Tingey, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Thurza Amelia Tingey Adams, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1898

Historical Parent Boundaries: 1898 – 1900 Haiwaii Annexation. 1900 - 1907 Oahu County. Hawaii Territory 1907 – Present: Hololulu County. County and City consolidated.

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

Name Meaning

Cornish: from the Breton personal name Tangi, Tanguy (see Tanguy ).

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

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Thurza Amelia Tingey

Grandma was in a wheelchair for all of my life. That did not stop her. She cooked and bottled hundreds of jars of fruit and jam every year. She baked cookies and her cakes were legendary. On th …

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