Ellen Spencer Wilson

Brief Life History of Ellen Spencer

When Ellen Spencer Wilson was born on 29 October 1847, in West Derby, Lancashire, England, her father, Thomas L. Wilson, was 53 and her mother, Margaret Lockwood, was 36. She married James Cordon Casson Cahoon on 27 June 1868, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 13 June 1880, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 32, and was buried in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Cordon Casson Cahoon
1847–1918
Ellen Spencer Wilson
1847–1880
Marriage: 27 June 1868
Margaret Ellen Cahoon
1869–1949
James C Cahoon
1871–1944
Mary Maranda Cahoon
1872–1958
Eva Edna Cahoon
1875–1875
George Edward Cahoon
1877–1960
Ellen Elizabeth Cahoon
1880–1880

Sources (10)

  • Ellen Cahoon in household of James C Cahoon, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Ellen Spencer Wilson, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • Ellen Spencer Wilson & James C C Cahoon - Marriage Information

World Events (8)

1849

Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, Utah Territory, United States 1851: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

1859 · Lancashire Rifle Volunteers

The Lancashire Rifle Volunteers started in the eighteenth century. Those that fought in the militia were selected by ballot. They were formed because of threat due to the Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic War.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Will + patronymic -son ‘son of Will’. Will was a very common medieval short form of William . This surname is also very common among African Americans.

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

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J. C. Cahoon, Manti Citizen

CAHOON, J. C, carpenter and undertaker, son of William F. and Mary, was born in Pottawatamie county, Iowa, while the family were en route to Utah, October 9, 1847. The family 'reached Salt Lake City i …

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