Phebe Eunice Wilbur

Brief Life History of Phebe Eunice

When Phebe Eunice Wilbur was born on 25 April 1837, in Kirtland Township, Lake, Ohio, United States, her father, Melvin Wilbur, was 35 and her mother, Eunice Dennis, was 29. She married Rufus Walker on 27 January 1856, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Oxford, Oneida, Idaho, United States in 1880. She died on 27 August 1914, in Neeley, Power, Idaho, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Neeley Cemetery, Power, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Rufus Walker
1836–1895
Phebe Eunice Wilbur
1837–1914
Marriage: 27 January 1856
Stephen Walker
1856–
William Rufus Walker
1856–
Melvin Alma Walker
1858–1923
Eunice Eliza Walker
1860–1882
Moroni Dennis Walker
1863–1898
Cynthia Arvilla Walker
1866–1876
James Zenith Walker
1867–1952
Martha Walker
1871–1872
Levi Lemuel Walker
1873–1957
Laura Walker Walker
1877–1963

Sources (37)

  • Phebe Walker in household of Rufus Walker, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Phebe E. Wilber, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
  • PHEBE E WALKER, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1839 · Nauvoo is Settled

After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Wilber .

History: Samuel Wilbur (c. 1585–1656), also known as Wilbore and Wildbore, is recorded in Boston, MA, before 1633 and purchased Boston Common in 1634. He and other religious exiles from MA purchased and settled Aquidneck Island (now RI) in 1637.

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

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