Brief Life History of William West
When William West Seegmiller was born on 16 October 1876, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, his father, Daniel Seegmiller Sr., was 39 and his mother, Ellen Elizabeth Sailor Smith, was 30. He married Ada Pratt on 31 July 1899, in Kanab, Kane, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. He immigrated to World in 1945 and lived in Kanab, Kane, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Denver, Colorado, United States in 1940. In 1939, at the age of 63, his occupation is listed as mission president of lds western states mission, denver, colorado in Denver, Colorado, United States. He died on 3 October 1952, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Kanab, Kane, Utah, United States.
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- William W. Seegmiller, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Legacy NFS Source: William West Seegmiller - Church record: birth-name: JOHN MARLOW WHITE
- William West Seegmiller, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
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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.
1890
Young William (Wilhelm) II dismisses Bismarck.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Seegmüller, an occupational name for the owner of a sawmill, from Middle High German sege ‘saw’ + mülnære ‘miller’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Mission President W.W. Seegmiller Changes focus of mission from German to Portuguese!
The final step in changing the focus of the mission from German to Portuguese came a few years later under the tenure of President William W. Seegmiller. After some Germans in Brazil were persecuted, …
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