Brief Life History of Melvin Carter
When Melvin Carter Cornwall was born on 12 June 1900, in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Joseph Alexander Cornwall, was 36 and his mother, Mary Ellen Spencer, was 39. He married Elva Millicent Dewsnup on 29 May 1937, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He lived in United States in 1949 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1950. He died on 17 June 1992, in Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Melvin Carter Cornwall, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Melvin Carter Cornwall, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Melvin Carter Cornwall, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
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1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1902 · The Utah Governor's Mansion
Built in 1902, the Utah Governor's Mansion is the official residence of the Governor of Utah and their family. The mansion was built using the finest materials by the finest craftsmen available, resulting in a quality and style like that of Eastern mansions. From 1957 to 1977, the Utah Historical Society occupied the mansion as a library, museum, and office space. In 1977, the residence underwent extensive renovations and was again reopened in 1980. In December 1993, a fire destroyed much of the mansion but, after another restoration, the historic building was restored to its original design with upgrades in case of another disaster threatened the home. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
English:
habitational name from the county of Cornwall, which is named with the Old English tribal name Cornwealas. This is from Kernow (the term that the Cornish used to refer to themselves, a word of uncertain etymology, perhaps connected with a Celtic element meaning ‘horn, headland’), + Old English wealas ‘strangers, foreigners’, the term used by the Anglo-Saxons for British-speaking people.
variant of Cornwell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Elva Milliscent Dewsnup born 24 July 1903 in Rexburg Idaho. She married Melvin Carter Cornwall (6-12-1900) on 29 May, 1937 in Salt Lake City. Ceremony performed by President McKay. Millie died 31 Marc …
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