Brief Life History of Joseph Stephen
When Joseph Stephen Southworth was born on 16 November 1846, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, his father, Chester Southworth, was 54 and his mother, Mary Byington, was 35. He married Sarah Aldora Norton on 26 September 1868, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in St. Anthony, Fremont, Idaho, United States in 1900 and Baker, Oregon, United States in 1910. He died on 15 June 1925, in McCammon, Bannock, Idaho, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in McCammon, Bannock, Idaho, United States.
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- Joseph Jonthworth in household of Chester Jonthworth, "United States Census, 1850"
- Jos S Southworth in entry for George Southworth and Myrtle Pratt, "Oregon, County Marriages, 1851-1975"
- Joseph Southnorth in entry for Luella Lewis, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
Spouse and Children
1846–1925 Male
1852–1923 Female
Children (14)
1870–1871 Female
1870–1871 Female
1872–1921 Female
1875–1910 Male
1876–1929 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1792–1873 Male
1811–1898 Female
Siblings (8)
1833–1873 Female
1835–1927 Female
1838–1838 Male
1840–1846 Female
1842–1910 Male
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World Events (8)
1847 · The Great Seal of the State of Iowa is made
Age 1
1848
Age 2
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
Age 21
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): habitational name from Southworth in Winwick (Lancashire), from Old English sūth ‘south, southern’ + worth ‘enclosure’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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BIOGRAPHY OF JOSEPH STEPHEN SOUTHWORTH
Joseph Stephen Southworth was born 16 November 1847 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, to Chester and Mary Byington Southworth. His parents had joined the Church of Jesus Christ of …
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