Brief Life History of Mary Ellen
When Mary Ellen Woodmansee was born on 3 October 1836, in Allen, Ohio, United States, her father, James Woodmansee, was 43 and her mother, Sarah Ann Terrell, was 32. She married Samuel Duncan Sirrine on 1 March 1866, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 2 February 1911, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Mary Covington in household of Brril Covington, "United States Census, 1880"
- Mary Ellen Covington, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Mary Woodmansee in entry for Martha Woodmansee Sirrine, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
Name Meaning
English (London): habitational name from Woodmansey in East Yorkshire, probably named from Old English wudumann ‘woodman, forester’ + sǣ ‘sea, lake’ or from wudumannes (genitive form of wuduman) + ēa ‘river, stream’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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