Brief Life History of Annis Huldah
When Annis Huldah Elmer was born on 31 October 1838, in Illinois, United States, her father, Elijah Elmer, was 28 and her mother, Polly Pierce, was 24. She married David Cluff Jr. on 27 May 1855, in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and Provo, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 6 May 1895, in Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, United States.
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- Annis Elmer in household of Elijah Elmer, "United States Census, 1850"
- A. Huldah Welch, "BillionGraves Index"
- Anis Hulda Welch, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (8)
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: variant of Elmore .
English: habitational name from Elmer in Middleton (Sussex), probably named with Old English ǣl ‘eel’ + mere ‘pool’.
German: topographic name for someone living near elm trees, from Middle High German elm ‘elm tree’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Elijah Elmer's Journal 19 April 1846
The following is the brief life story Elijah Elmer wrote and included at the beginning of his Journal. (Copied here by his 3rd Great Granddaughter, Ilene Ruth Myers Johnson). I was born Apri …
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