Brief Life History of Willis
When Willis Lemmon Sr. was born on 12 August 1837, in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States, his father, Washington Lemmon, was 30 and his mother, Tamer Stephens, was 30. He married Anna Eliza Homer on 1 November 1859, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Cache, Utah, United States in 1860. He registered for military service in 1908. He died on 4 January 1909, in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Willis Lemon, "United States Census, 1900"
- Willis Lemon, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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1839 · From Swamp to Beautiful Place
By 1829 Venus, Illinois had grown sufficiently and in 1832 was one of the contenders for the new county seat. However, the honor was awarded to a nearby city, Carthage. In 1834 the name Venus was changed to Commerce because the settlers felt that the new name better suited their plans. But during late 1839, arriving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the small town of Commerce and in April 1840 it was renamed Nauvoo by Joseph Smith Jr., who led the Latter-Day Saints to Nauvoo to escape persecution in Missouri. The name Nauvoo is derived from the traditional Hebrew language. It is notable that by 1844 Nauvoo's population had swollen to around 12,000 residents, rivaling the size of Chicago at the time. After the Latter-Day Saints left the population settled down toward 2,000 people.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Lemon .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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BIOGRAPHY OF WILLIS LEMMON SR.
Willis Lemmon Sr. was born on 12 August 1837 in Quincy, Adams, Illinois to Washington and Tamer Stephens Lemmon. He was the sixth of fourteen children, five girls and nine boys. Stacy Ann was baptize …
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