Brief Life History of Celia
When Celia Eldredge was born on 22 June 1894, in West Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, her father, Horton Adams Eldredge, was 21 and her mother, Lilly Ann Hatch, was 21. She married Albert Ervin Merrell on 1 August 1928, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Bingham, Idaho, United States in 1930 and Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho, United States in 1940. She died on 3 February 1982, in West Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- Celia E Merrell, "United States 1950 Census"
- Miss Celia Eldredge, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Celia Merrell, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1896 · Utah Becomes a State
After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition. This condition was that the new state rewrite their constitution to say that all forms of polygamy were banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
Name Meaning
English (London): variant of Eldridge .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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