Charles Henry Embley

Brief Life History of Charles Henry

When Charles Henry Embley was born on 19 January 1859, in Farmington, Fulton, Illinois, United States, his father, Samuel Embley, was 24 and his mother, Ann Stones, was 18. He married Sarah Ann Duffin on 16 October 1879, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1880 and Silver Reef, Washington, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 17 October 1929, in Centerfield, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Centerfield, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Henry Embley
1859–1929
Sarah Ann Duffin
1860–1928
Marriage: 16 October 1879
Della Duffin Embley
1881–1968
Margaret Annie Embley
1883–1974
Katie May Embley
1885–1885
Charles Edward Embley
1887–1955
Alonzo Leroy Embley
1889–1889
Junius Smith Embley
1891–1946
Myrtle Aroha Embley
1898–1977
Bertha Embley
1902–1979

Sources (38)

  • Chas. Henry Embley, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Charles Henry Embley, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • Charles H in entry for Bertha Embley, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1860 · First Taranaki War

The First Taranaki War was an armed conflict between the Māori people and the New Zealand Government over rights of land ownership. It was fought by more than 3,500 troops from Australia, as well as over one-thousand Māori. Total losses among the two armies are estimated to be around 440 men. The war ended in a ceasefire, although the British claimed that they had won the war.,

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Emley in Yorkshire, Embley in Northumbria, or Himley in Staffordshire.

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

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History of Father, Charles H. Embley - - By Della E. Anderson

CHARLES HENRY EMBLEY History of Father, Charles H. Embley By Della E. Anderson My father, Charles Henry Embley, was born January 19, 1859 at Springfield, near Farmington, Fulton County, Illinois. H …

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