Brief Life History of Isaac Eberhard David
When Isaac Eberhard David Zundel was born on 17 November 1840, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Johann Jacob Zundel, was 44 and his mother, Sarah Forstner, was 31. He married Elizabeth Jane Harding on 30 September 1865, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Safford, Graham, Arizona, United States in 1900 and La Grande, Union, Oregon, United States in 1910. He died on 27 January 1920, in Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Eastwood IOOF Cemetery, Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States.
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- Isaac E.i. Lundell, "United States Census, 1880"
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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1841 · The Nauvoo Legion
In 1841, the Nauvoo Legion was organized. It was a group of men formed to protect the people of Nauvoo but also fought in different wars. Joseph Smith was the Lieutenant General of this group. Other leaders included Brigham Young, John C. Bennett, and others. They were part of the Illinois Mormon War (1844-1846), Mexican-American War (March of California, Capture of Tucson), Indian Wars (Battle Creek Massacre, Battle of Fort Utah, Walker War, Ute Black Hawk War, Mountain Meadows Massacre), American Civil War, and Morrisite War. The Legion was disbanded in 1887.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1861
Historical Boundaries - 1861: Baker, Oregon, United States; 1864: Union, Oregon, United States
Name Meaning
German (also Zündel): from a diminutive of Zunder, a metonymic occupational name for a seller of kindling wood, from Middle High German zunder ‘tinder’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Baptism of Fort Washakie Indians - Summer 1880
Isaac Zundel was chosen Bishop over the Shoshone Indians, with Alexander Hunsaker and Moroni Ward as counselors. The white men had learned the Indian language and could converse with them easily. Many …
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