Brief Life History of William Charles
When William Charles England was born on 21 August 1888, in Franklin, Oneida, Idaho, United States, his father, Charles England, was 24 and his mother, Phebe Almira Woolf, was 22. He married Ada Ellen Peterson on 7 February 1912, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Logan Election Precinct, Cache, Utah, United States in 1940 and Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States in 1950. He died on 4 March 1977, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Logan Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- William C England, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Charles England - birth: August 1888; Utah, United States
- William Charles England, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1891 · The Logan Tabernacle is Dedicated
The Logan Tabernacle was dedicated by Wilford Woodruff in 1891 and has been a center piece of Logan since then. In the late 1980's, the Tabernacle underwent a restoration project that restored all the original pioneer designs. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1975.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Middle English Engelond ‘England’. It was probably a formal alternative to English , which is also well evidenced as a surname in England. These names may have been acquired by English landowners who moved in Norman social circles or who lived in a neighbouring country (Scotland, Wales, or Ireland), or by English merchants who traded abroad.
Norwegian: habitational name from any of various farmsteads so named, from Old Norse eng ‘meadow’ + land ‘land’.
Swedish: ornamental name with the same meaning as 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Ex-Publisher, 88 Dies in Logan
Special to the Tribune LOGAN--William C. England, 88, former publisher of the Logan Journal and Cache American newspapers, died Friday in a Logan nursing home. Mr. England was the co-owner, with …
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