Brief Life History of Samuel Whitmore
When Samuel Whitmore Price was born on 5 April 1859, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Samuel Maxwell Price, was 35 and his mother, Mary Louisa Whitmore, was 21. He married Mary Alice Haws on 27 September 1878, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Huntington Beach, Orange, California, United States in 1910 and Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States in 1924. He died on 10 January 1924, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Wellsville, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Saml W Price, "United States Census, 1860"
- S W Price, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Samuel Whitmore Price, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Rhys ‘son of Rhys’ (see Reece ). This is one of the commonest of Welsh surnames. It has also been established in Ireland since the 14th century.
English: nickname from Middle English, Old French pris ‘excellent, noble, highly valued (person)’.
Americanized form of Jewish Preuss or Preis .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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