Brief Life History of Mary Ellen
When Mary Ellen Jepson was born on 1 November 1851, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, her father, James Jepson Sr., was 35 and her mother, Eleanor Nightingale, was 35. She married Mahonri Moriancumer Steele on 11 May 1874, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 18 May 1887, in Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Panguitch City Cemetery, Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, United States.
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- Mary E Steele in household of Mohonri M Steele, "United States Census, 1880"
- MARY ELLEN JEPSON STEELE, "BillionGraves Index"
- Mary E Jepson in entry for Mary Ellen Steele, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (6)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1864
Historical Boundaries: 1864: Iron, Utah Territory, United States 1882: Garfield, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Garfield, Utah, United States
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Danish and North German Jepsen .
English: patronymic meaning ‘son of Jepp’, a Middle English pet form of Geoffrey. See Jeff and compare Jeffrey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Steele - Jensen Medical History
Steele - Jensen Medical History Hereditary Valvular Heart Disorder On My Father's Side Of Family: My Great Grandmother - Mary Ellen Jepson - Had Heart Problems In her Youth Died at 35 Years Old Sh …
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