Ira Lyman Wilson

Brief Life History of Ira Lyman

When Ira Lyman Wilson was born on 4 June 1852, in Monroe, Iowa, United States, his father, Wellington Paul Wilson, was 38 and his mother, Elizabeth Boardman Smith, was 35. He married Lovina Adams Shurtliff on 28 November 1877, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He immigrated to Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1864 and lived in Harrisville, Weber, Utah, United States in 1880 and Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico in 1885. He died on 4 May 1924, in Randlett, Uintah, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Avalon Cemetery, Randlett, Uintah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ira Lyman Wilson
1852–1924
Lovina Adams Shurtliff
1859–1936
Marriage: 28 November 1877
Ida Beryl Wilson
1878–1926
Mary E . Wilson
1886–1902
Christopher Ruben Booth Wilson
1889–1980

Sources (23)

  • Lyman Wilson, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Ira Lymon Wilson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • Ira Lyman Wilson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1855

Historical Boundaries: 1855: Otoe, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Otoe, Nebraska, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

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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