George Washington Doffelmyer

16 March 1844–2 January 1913 (Age 68)
Bentonsport, Van Buren, Iowa, United States

The Life Summary of George Washington

When George Washington Doffelmyer was born on 16 March 1844, in Bentonsport, Van Buren, Iowa, United States, his father, Joshua Doffelmyer, was 32 and his mother, Louisa Hurt, was 23. He married Sophia Jeanne Romeril in 1864, in Millville, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1850 and lived in Marriott-Slaterville, Weber, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 2 January 1913, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Washington Doffelmyer
1844–1913
Emily Kite
1851–1912
Marriage: 1867
Louisa Dofelmier
1868–1868
Emily Ann Dofelmier
1869–1919
Mary Elizabeth Dofelmier
1871–1950
George Arthur Dofelmier
1873–1939
Minnie B Lucinda Dofelmier
1874–1948
Clarinda Dofelmier
1876–1896
Josephine Dofelmier
1878–1955
Joseph Henry Dofelmier
1880–1938
Edward James Dofelmier
1882–1947
William Dofelmier
1885–1930
Roy Joseph Dofelmier
1887–1936

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1867Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

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    World Events (8)

    1846
    Age 2
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
    1847
    Age 3
    Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    1863
    Age 19
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    Name Meaning

    Via Old French and Latin, from Greek Georgios (a derivative of geōrgos ‘farmer’, from gē ‘earth’ + ergein ‘to work’). This was the name of several early saints, including the shadowy figure who is now the patron of England (as well as of Germany and Portugal). If the saint existed at all, he was perhaps martyred in Palestine in the persecutions of Christians instigated by the Emperor Diocletian at the beginning of the 4th century. The popular legend in which the hero slays a dragon is a medieval Italian invention. He was for a long time a more important saint in the Orthodox Church than in the West, and the name was not much used in England during the Middle Ages, even after St George came to be regarded as the patron of England in the 14th century. Its use increased from the 1400s, and by 1500 it was regularly among the most popular male names. This popularity was reinforced when George I came to the throne in 1714 , bringing this name with him from Germany. It has been one of the most popular English boys' names ever since.

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

    Sources (66)

    • Geo W Dofelmier in entry for Mary E Monnet Johnson, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
    • Geo W Dolfmire, "United States Census, 1870"
    • George Dofelmier in entry for Lester L Monnet and May Nord, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"

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