Brief Life History of Levi Atkins
When Levi Atkins Gheen was born on 1 March 1840, in West Whiteland Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Atkins Gheen, was 41 and his mother, Esther Ann Pierce, was 38. He married Josephine Ephriamine Nephine Lorentzen about 1874, in White Pine, Nevada, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Tuscarora, Elko, Nevada, United States in 1880 and Rock Springs, Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States in 1900. He died on 4 June 1904, in Elko, Nevada, United States, at the age of 64.
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- Levi A Ghun in household of George L Young, "United States Census, 1900"
- Levi A. Gheen in the U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959
- Levi Atkins Gheen, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
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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.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Weber, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Probably an altered form of Irish Geoghegan .
History: Thomas and Joseph Gheen are recorded in 1768 in the tax records ofWest Bradford Township, Chester County, PA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Church History Catalog -- Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel
Levi Atkins Gheen Individual Information Birth Date 1 March 1840 Death Date unknown Gender male The Gheen family arrived in Salt Lake before July 20, 1850, probably traveling in a …
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