Brief Life History of Walter
When Walter Stringham was born on 4 February 1837, in Clay, Missouri, United States, his father, William Stringham, was 48 and his mother, Polly Knight, was 25. He married Mary Ellen Tuttle on 19 June 1859, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Wapello, Iowa, United States in 1850. He registered for military service in 1858. In 1860, at the age of 23, his occupation is listed as stone mason in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. He died on 16 September 1924, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Walter Stringham, "United States Census, 1880"
- Walter Stringham, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Walter Stringham, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
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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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (London): habitational name from Strensham (Worcestershire), recorded as Stringesham in 1328. The placename appears to derive from an Old English personal name Streng (genitive Strenges) + Old English hām ‘village, homestead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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History of Polly Knight Stringham, Compiled by her great great granddaughter LaRue Stringham Larsen
History of Polly Knight Stringham Polly Knight Stringham was born 7 Mar 1811 to Joseph Knight Sr. and Polly Peck in Halifax, Windham County, Vermont. (Women of the Nauvoo Relief Society p 187). Po …
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