Brief Life History of William Elisha
When William Elisha Stringham was born on 12 November 1856, in Eddyville, Wapello, Iowa, United States, his father, Jeremiah Stringham, was 31 and his mother, Sarah Ann Bovee, was 25. He married Mary Ann Cameron on 25 November 1881, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Piute, Utah, United States in 1880. In 1920, at the age of 63, his occupation is listed as farmer in Goshen, Bingham, Idaho, United States. He died on 17 May 1937, in Goshen, Bingham, Idaho, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Goshen, Bingham, Idaho, United States.
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- Wiliam E Stringham, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- William Elisha Stringham, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
- William E in entry for Martha Jane Stringam, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
1865
Historical Boundaries: 1865: Piute, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Piute, Utah, United States
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 (London): habitational name from Strensham (Worcestershire), recorded as Stringesham in 1328. The placename appears to derive from an Old English personal name Streng (genitive Strenges) + Old English hām ‘village, homestead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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LIFE HISTORY OF WILLIAM ELISHA STRINGHAM
LIFE HISTORY OF WILLIAM ELISHA STRINGHAM As told to and written by his son Benjamin Bovee Stringham, 25 April, 1937 I, William Elisha Stringham, son of Jeremiah Stringham a …
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