Julia Felshaw

Brief Life History of Julia

When Julia Felshaw was born on 27 June 1832, in Spafford, Onondaga, New York, United States, her father, William Felshaw, was 32 and her mother, Mary Harriet Gilbert, was 24. She married Lorenzo Dow Rudd on 8 October 1849, in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. She lived in Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States for about 20 years and Iron, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 27 February 1923, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Clarence Merrill
1841–1918
Julia Felshaw
1832–1923
Marriage: 7 December 1867
Franklin Felshaw Merrill
1868–1942
Luta Felshaw Merrill
1870–1885

Sources (38)

  • Julia Merrill, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Julia Felshaw, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Julia Felshaw Merrill, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

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.

1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World

William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Belcher .

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

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Julia Felshaw - a short sketch

Julia Felshaw was born 27 June 1832 at Spafford, Onondago, New York. She was the fifth child born to her parents and the first baby to survive. All of their other babies had died the day they w …

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