Brief Life History of Temperance
Temperance Tomlinson was born on 13 March 1837, in North Carolina, United States as the daughter of Thomas Tomlinson and Mary Rountree. She married Lewis Lance on 21 May 1861, in Montgomery Land District, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Rock Creek, Oneida, Idaho, United States in 1880 and Oneida, Idaho, United States for about 10 years. She died on 26 July 1913, in Rexburg, Fremont, Idaho, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Valley View Cemetery, Rockland, Power, Idaho, United States.
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- Temperence Lance in household of Louis Lance, "United States Census, 1870"
- Tempy Tomlinson, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
- Temperance Lance, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1850
Historical Boundaries 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island
On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name T(h)omelin (see Tomlin ) + -son ‘son of Tomlin’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Mary Ann Elizabeth Lance 1867
Graves Along The Trail "My baby can't be buried in black stockings" sobbed Temperance as she gazed upon the little still form of her 16 month old Mary Ann Elizabeth. Then temperance fainted. By the …
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