Brief Life History of Oliver Perry
When Oliver Perry Lemmon was born on 23 September 1843, in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States, his father, Washington Lemmon, was 36 and his mother, Tamer Stephens, was 36. He married Caroline Helm on 22 November 1869, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 19 September 1894, in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Elysian Burial Gardens, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Oliver P Lemmon in household of Washington Lemmon, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Oliver Perry Lemmon - birth-name: Oliver Perry Lemmon
- Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
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English: variant of Lemon .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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