Brief Life History of Reuben Emer
When Reuben Emer Alvord was born on 29 September 1872, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, his father, Benjamin Bromley Alvord, was 37 and his mother, Malinda Melissa Crockett, was 35. He married Nettie Maren Wilde on 15 July 1896, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Box Elder Election Precinct, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1900 and Farr West Election Precinct, Weber, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 19 December 1949, in Farr West, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Reuben Alford in household of Malinda Alford, "United States Census, 1880"
- Ruben Emer Alvord, "Utah, World War I County Draft Board Registers, Name Index, 1917-1918"
- Reuben E. Alvord, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1877 · Brigham Young's Last Public Sermon
In 1877, Brigham Young gave his last public sermon in Brigham City.
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
English (southwestern): variant of Alford 1; the spelling reflects the southwestern English dialect pronunciation.
History: This surname was brought to North America by Alexander Alvord, who came from Devon or Somerset to Windsor, CT, c. 1645. He had many prominent descendants.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Benjamin Bromley Alvord Life Sketch
Background This was submitted by Luella (Richardson) Judkins in March of 1976 for the Daughters of Utah Pioneers (DUP). The actual date and author of said life sketch on Benjamin is unknown at this t …
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