Brief Life History of Amelia Mariah
When Amelia Mariah Cherry was born on 9 May 1838, in Falmouth, Pendleton, Kentucky, United States, her father, Aaron Benjamin Cherry, was 37 and her mother, Mary Margaret Yelton, was 27. She married William Read Smith on 6 May 1856, in Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Davis, Utah, United States in 1910 and Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States in 1910. She died on 13 September 1923, in Annis, Jefferson, Idaho, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Centerville City Cemetery, Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- Amelia M Smith, "United States Census, 1910"
- Amelia Marie Cherry Smith, "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946"
- Amelia Cherry in entry for Hyrum Smith, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1850
Named after the early pioneer leader Daniel C. Davis the County was established as a territory in 1850.The territorial legislature created Davis County in 1852 and designated its County seat at Farmington-midway between boundaries-the Weber River on the north and the mouth of the Jordan River on the south. Westward the County includes a portion of the Great Salt Lake-its largest island on which Antelope Island State Park is now located.During first half-century Davis County grew slowly.It supported a hardy pioneer people engaged in irrigation agriculture and raising livestock.The Utah Central Railroad(now the Union Pacific crossed the County from Ogden on the north to Salt Lake City on the south in 1870 and offered welcome transportation links to bring manufactured products.This was the beginning of a transition in the County's history that led to mechanized agriculture, a surge of commerce, banking, and local business along with improved roads, new water systems, and the electrification of homes and business
1861
Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from Middle English chirie, cherye ‘cherry’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of cherries, or possibly a nickname for someone with rosy cheeks.
Probably in some cases a translation name of German Kirsch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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