Brief Life History of William
When William Jeppson was born on 12 September 1869, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, his father, Jeppa Hanson Jeppsson, was 36 and his mother, Christina Pehrsson, was 20. He married Luella Vilate Ralphs on 19 July 1905, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in World in 1935. He died on 10 January 1940, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- William Jeppson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Jeppson - birth-name: William JEPPSON
- William Jeppson and Luella V Ralphs, Marriage, "Utah, Box Elder County Records, 1856-1960"
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World Events (8)
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
1870 · Baron Woolen Mills Built
In 1870, the Baron Woolen Mills is founded as a part of the Brigham City's manufacturing and mercantile association. The mill produced high quality blankets and sweaters from wool from the local sheep.
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.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Danish Jeppsen .
Possibly also an altered form of English Jepson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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William and Lorenzo Stohl were Inlaws
Lorenzo N. Stohl was married to Luella's sister, Sarah Lavinia Sophia Ralphs. The Ephraim Ralphs Family moved to Idaho (Luella's Lavinia's and Eleda's Father) We have a record of Luella's sister Eleda …
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