Amelia Woolley Wardrop

10 June 1882–28 February 1971 (Age 88)
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

The Life Summary of Amelia Woolley

When Amelia Woolley Wardrop was born on 10 June 1882, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, her father, James McIntosh Wardrop, was 33 and her mother, Amelia Woolley, was 26. She married David Henry Fowler on 6 August 1908, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. She lived in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States in 1920. She died on 28 February 1971, at the age of 88, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Henry Fowler
1879–1965
Amelia Woolley Wardrop
1882–1971
Marriage: 6 August 1908

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    6 August 1908Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

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    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1886
    Age 4
    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
    1896 · Utah becomes a state
    Age 14
    After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition, that all forms of polygamy were to be banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
    1906 · Saving Food Labels
    Age 24
    The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish and English (of Norman origin): metonymic occupational name for an official of the wardrobe, in medieval usage the department of a royal or noble household responsible for clothing, armor, bedding, and other personal items (i.e. for someone who was in charge of the garments worn by a feudal lord and his household), from Norman French warderobe, central French garderobe (warder, garder ‘to watch over, guard’ + robe ‘garment’).

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

    Possible Related Names

    Waldrip
    Waldroop
    Waldrop
    Wardrip
    Waltrip
    Waldrep
    Waldroup
    Waldrup

    Sources (14)

    • Millie Fowler in household of David Fowler, "United States Census, 1930"
    • Millie W. Wardrop, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
    • Mildred Woolley Wardrop Fowler in entry for David Henry Fowler, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"

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