Leota Ann Embling

Brief Life History of Leota Ann

When Leota Ann Embling was born on 24 June 1890, in Wilson, Weber, Utah, United States, her father, James Embling, was 41 and her mother, Caroline Julia Marinda Selman, was 32. She married John Douglass Hooper on 31 March 1937, in Hooper, Weber, Utah, United States. She lived in Manchester, Ontario, New York, United States in 1940 and United States in 1949. She died on 11 March 1967, in Hooper, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Hooper City Cemetery, Hooper, Weber, Utah, United States.

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John Douglass Hooper
1873–1963
Leota Ann Embling
1890–1967
Marriage: 31 March 1937

Sources (14)

  • Leota E Hooper, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Leota Ann Embling, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Leota Ann Hooper, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1896 · Utah Becomes a State

After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition. This condition was that the new state rewrite their constitution to say that all forms of polygamy were banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.

1911 · The Salt Lake International Airport

The Salt Lake International Airport starts its history as a small airfield. It slowly grew until Charles Lindbergh visited that area. After his visit, the airfield changed into a Municipal Airport and started being a hub for most flights from New York to California. After World War II, the airport turned into an international hub for most flights in the Mountain West. In recent history, It sees around 30 million travelers each year and continues to grow in popularity by the local residents.

Name Meaning

English: relationship name from the Middle English and Old French female personal names Ameline, Emmeline, pet forms of Continental Germanic names in Amal-.

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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