Diana Louisa Jolley

Brief Life History of Diana Louisa

When Diana Louisa Jolley was born on 26 March 1816, in Bedford, Pitt, North Carolina, United States, her father, Henry Jolley, was 26 and her mother, Frances Manning, was 26. She married Calvin Townsend Jones in 1832, in Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860 and Kanosh, Millard, Utah, United States for about 24 years. She died on 28 July 1896, in Joseph, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Kanosh Cemetery, Kanosh, Millard, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Dennis Dorrity
1819–1894
Diana Louisa Jolley
1816–1896
Marriage: 13 December 1835
Sara Frances Dorrity
1838–1877
Mary Ann Temperance Dorrity
1840–1918
James Lemuel Dorrity
1843–1890
Elizabeth Louisa Dorrity
1846–1892
William Jasper Dorrity
1849–1863
Dennis Bryant Dorrity
1851–1882
Permecia Evaline Dorrity
1854–1855

Sources (14)

  • Dianna Doraly, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Deanna Louise Jolley Dorrity, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Diana Jolly in entry for Mary Ann D. Gay, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1830 · Trail of Tears

In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.

1846

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

Name Meaning

English: variant of Jolly .

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

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Story Highlight

Jolleys begin to leave Southern Utah, Some Jolleys move to Arizona...etc.

Source: "The Jolley Family Book" published by Brigham Young University Press 1966, written by Bryant Manning Jolley and his committee. JOLLEYS BEGIN TO LEAVE SOUTHERN UTAH Prosperity was enjoyed by …

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