Brief Life History of Cumorah
When Cumorah Thurgood was born on 1 February 1906, in Syracuse, Davis, Utah, United States, her father, Rowland Thurgood, was 34 and her mother, Milliezer Parkin, was 29. She married Preston Denton Alder on 18 June 1930, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in West Point, Davis, Utah, United States for about 20 years. She died on 20 June 1998, in Clearfield, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Providence, Cache, Utah, United States.
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Sources (35)
- Chumorah Alder in entry for Mae Elizabeth Alder Pickett, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Cumorah Thurgood in household of Rowland Thurgood, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Cumorah Thurgood, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1939"
Spouse and Children
1905–1998 Male
1906–1998 Female
Children (3)
1931–2003 Male
1932–1996 Female
1941–2007 Male
Parents and Siblings
1871–1943 Male
1876–1934 Female
Siblings (7)
1897–1898 Male
1899–1981 Female
1902–1974 Male
1906–1998 Female
1909–2004 Male
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1907 · Not for profit elections
Age 1
1908 · Utah's First National Monument
Age 2
1931
Age 25
Name Meaning
English (Essex, Middlesex and Hertfordshire): from the Middle English personal name Thurgod (Old Norse Thorgautr), composed of the Thórr, the name of the Norse god of thunder (see Thor ) + the ethnic name Gautr (see Joslin ), influenced in some cases by common English words such as ‘good’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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