Brief Life History of Olive Diana
When Olive Diana Lytle was born on 18 July 1837, in Caldwell, Missouri, United States, her father, Andrew Lytle Jr, was 24 and her mother, Hannah Hull, was 21. She married Amasa Edwin Merriam Sr. on 27 May 1858, in Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 30 July 1903, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Olive Merriam in household of Amasa Merriam, "United States Census, 1870"
- Olive D. Lytle, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Olive Diana Lytle Merriam, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1849
Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, Utah Territory, United States 1851: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and Irish (mainly northern Ireland): variant of Little .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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