Diana Tanner Eldredge

Brief Life History of Diana Tanner

When Diana Tanner Eldredge was born on 28 March 1837, in Warren Township, Marion, Indiana, United States, her father, Ira Eldredge, was 26 and her mother, Nancy Black, was 24. She married Abraham Owen Smoot on 6 May 1855, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 29 January 1914, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Abraham Owen Smoot
1815–1895
Diana Tanner Eldredge
1837–1914
Marriage: 6 May 1855
Abraham Owen Smoot II
1856–1911
Nancy Diana Smoot
1858–1939
Olive Smoot
1860–1943
Elizabeth Smoot
1861–1932
Ira Smoot
1863–1863
Lenora Ann Smoot
1864–1868
Joseph Edmund Smoot
1866–1890
Ella Deseret Smoot
1869–1916
Arthur E Smoot
1871–1873
Vilate "Dottie" Smoot
1873–1955
Orson Parley Smoot
1876–1936
Horace Alma Smoot
1880–1964
Wilford Smoot
1882–1953

Sources (47)

  • Diana E Smoot, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Diana Smoot, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
  • Deona Eldridge in entry for Olive Smoot Bean, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1849

Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States

1863

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

Name Meaning

English (London): variant of Eldridge .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

An autobiography written by my great, great grandmother Diana Tanner Eldredge Smoot submitted to the DUP by her granddaughter, my great aunt, Fern Smoot Brimhall

"I was born at Indianapolis, Indiana, March 28, 1837. My parents were Ira Eldredge and Nancy Black Eldredge. My early childhood was spent on a farm in the suburbs of Indianapolis. When I was three …

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