Brief Life History of Horace
When Horace Spafford was born in 1847, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Horace Spafford, was 50 and his mother, Martha Stiles, was 48. He lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1850. He died in June 1850, in North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 3, and was buried in North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Horace Spafford, "United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850"
- Horace Spafford, "Find a Grave Index"
- Horace Spafford, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
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World Events (4)
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
1848 · Fire Destroys the Temple
On October 9, 1848, an arsonists fire claimed everything but the outer walls of the Nauvoo Temple since the structure was made out of limestone and wood. It was meant to discourage the Saints that had fled to never come back.
1850 · Tornado Finishes off the Temple
On May 27, 1850, a tornado came through Nauvoo and took the remaining outer walls of the temple. It was the most frightful thing the city had witnessed. Not just a tornado but also lightening, thunder, wind, hail and rain assailed the spot. Over time what was not destroyed by the storm crumbled until only a small amount was left.
Name Meaning
English (Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire):
habitational name usually from Spalford (Nottinghamshire). The placename may derive from Old English Spaldas, the name of an Anglian tribe who settled chiefly in the fen-lands of Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire, or from spald ‘ditch, trench’ + ford ‘ford’.
variant of Spofforth, a habitational name from Spofforth (Yorkshire), probably from Old English spot ‘small piece, plot of land’ + ford ‘ford’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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