Rheumina Wilson

Female22 February 1829–16 December 1904

Brief Life History of Rheumina

When Rheumina Wilson was born on 22 February 1829, in Green, Licking, Ohio, United States, her father, Whitford Gill Wilson, was 29 and her mother, Mary Ann Sheehand, was 24. She married John Earl on 10 September 1849, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Farmington Election Precinct, Davis, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 16 December 1904, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Farmington City Cemetery, Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Earl
1827–1908
Rheumina Wilson
1829–1904
Marriage: 10 September 1849
Milton William Earl
1850–1911
Sarah Earl
1851–1852
Adaline Earl
1853–1905
John Henry Earl
1855–1953
Jedediah Earl
1858–1942
Mary Rheumina Earl
1860–1913
Louisa Earl
1862–1943
Charles Wilson Earl
1865–1937
Jane Elzada Earl
1869–1892
Mildred Earl
1872–1884

Sources (47)

  • Rheumina Earl in household of John Earl, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Romina Wilson in entry for Mary R. Hess, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"
  • Rhuemina Earl in household of John Earl, "United States Census, 1880"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    10 September 1849Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

    • Children (10)

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    Siblings (12)

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    World Events (8)

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening

    Age 1

    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

    1839 · Nauvoo is Settled

    Age 10

    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.

    1850 · Tornado Finishes off the Temple

    Age 21

    On May 27, 1850, a tornado came through Nauvoo and took the remaining outer walls of the temple. It was the most frightful thing the city had witnessed. Not just a tornado but also lightening, thunder, wind, hail and rain assailed the spot. Over time what was not destroyed by the storm crumbled until only a small amount was left.

    Name Meaning

    English: from the Middle English personal name Will + patronymic -son ‘son of Will’. Will was a very common medieval short form of William . This surname is also very common among African Americans.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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    Story Highlight

    JEDEDIAH AND EUGENIA EVELINE LEONARD EARL

    Excerpts from a history written by Noreen Earl Turner, a granddaughter. Jed Earl was a pioneer of Bear River Valley in northern Utah. He came to work in this area, then known as the Bear River Flats …

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