Malinda Railey

Brief Life History of Malinda

When Malinda Railey was born on 3 August 1815, in Raleigh, Union, Kentucky, United States, her father, Joseph Railey Jr., was 30 and her mother, Catharine Ford, was 11812. She married Elias Adams on 1 June 1837, in Adams, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Davis, Utah, United States in 1850. In 1882, at the age of 67, her occupation is listed as kaysville, davis, utah in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States. She died on 13 October 1882, in Layton, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Kaysville City Cemetery, Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elias Adams
1792–1886
Malinda Railey
1815–1882
Marriage: 1 June 1837
Catherine Adams
1838–1935
Joseph Samuel Adams
1841–1901
Elias Adams Jr
1843–1912
Caroline Adams
1845–1923
Joshua Adams
1848–1935
Malinda Jane Adams
1852–1944
Hyrum Railey Adams
1855–1943

Sources (33)

  • Melinda Adams in household of Elias Adams, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Belinda Raley, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • BELINDA ADAMS, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1818 · Jackson Purchase

The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.

1825

Historical Boundaries: 1825: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Probably an Americanized form of Swiss German Rölli (see Roelle ).

variant of Raile or Reile .

English: variant of Raleigh .

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

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FARMINGTON MAN RECALLS FIRST HANGING, INDAIN SURPRISE

Copied from a clipping from the Salt Lake Telegram, Tuesday evening, February 20, 1934 FARMINGTON MAN RECALLS FIRST HANGING, INDIAN SURPRISE; OTHER UTAH EVENTS. Joshua Adams, 86 Married last tim …

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