Charlotte Ella Towler

Brief Life History of Charlotte Ella

When Charlotte Ella Towler was born on 21 March 1875, in West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, her father, Daniel Towler, was 35 and her mother, Sarah Ann Durnford, was 31. She married Samuel Otis Bennion on 25 August 1898, in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Blue Township, Jackson, Missouri, United States in 1930 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. She died on 22 September 1964, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Otis Bennion
1874–1945
Charlotte Ella Towler
1875–1964
Marriage: 25 August 1898
Burvidge Donald Bennion
1901–1977
Donnetta Leva Bennion
1909–1978

Sources (20)

  • Charlotte T Fowler Bennion in household of Samuel O Bennion, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Charlotte E. Towler, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Charlotte Towler Bennion, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

World Events (8)

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

1896 · Utah Becomes a State

After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition. This condition was that the new state rewrite their constitution to say that all forms of polygamy were banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Toller 1.

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

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