Brief Life History of John Wilce
When John Wilce Alger was born on 20 June 1857, in Trenton, Grundy, Missouri, United States, his father, Thomas Hancock Alger, was 28 and his mother, Sarah Ann Edwards, was 24. He married Martha Young on 25 December 1876, in Spring Valley, Lincoln, Nevada, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Alunite, Piute, Utah, United States in 1920 and Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States in 1930. He died on 7 January 1931, in Roundup, Musselshell, Montana, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Levan, Juab, Utah, United States.
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- John W Alger, "United States Census, 1910"
- John Alger, "Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993"
- U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868
Historical Boundaries: 1868: Juab, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Juab, Utah, United States
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Alger. Pronounced with a soft g it is from Old French Alg(i)er, Aug(i)er (ancient Germanic Adalgari, composed of the elements adal ‘noble’ + gāri ‘spear’); see Auger . Pronounced with a hard g, it is a variant of Algar .
Scottish and English: in Scotland, Alger may be a variant of Algeo .
German: from a shortened form of the ancient Germanic personal name Adalgar (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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