Otto Lyman MayhewAge: 80 years1836–1917
- Name
- Otto Lyman Mayhew
- Given names
- Otto Lyman
- Surname
- Mayhew
 Birth | October 2, 1836 29 28 |
 Birth of a brother | Austin Ship Mayhew Sr. October 24, 1838 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Elijah Mayhew Jr. December 3, 1841 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Elisha Mayhew December 3, 1841 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a brother | Elijah Mayhew Jr. December 3, 1841 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a brother | Elisha Mayhew December 3, 1841 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Caroline Abigail Mayhew December 18, 1842 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Elijah Warren Mayhew November 1, 1844 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a brother | Elijah Warren Mayhew November 7, 1845 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Walter Franklin Mayhew January 17, 1848 (Age 11 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 9 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 20 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 24 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 30 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 30 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 32 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Marriage of a parent | Brigham Young Sr. — Lydia Farnsworth — View this family Type: Religious marriage May 8, 1870 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 41 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a father | Elijah Mayhew Sr. January 17, 1896 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lydia Farnsworth February 5, 1897 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 61 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a brother | Austin Ship Mayhew Sr. May 22, 1910 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a brother | Walter Franklin Mayhew June 18, 1914 (Age 77 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 79 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 80 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
 Death | February 6, 1917 (Age 80 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Grove City Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Elijah Mayhew Sr. Birth: April 15, 1807 — Levant, Hancock, Massachusetts, United States Death: January 17, 1896 — Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States |
| mother |
Lydia Farnsworth Birth: February 5, 1808 — Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, United States Death: February 5, 1897 — Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States |
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Marriage: October 2, 1832 — Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States |
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13 months elder sister |
Lucinda Mayhew Birth: November 2, 1833 26 25 — Edinburgh, Johnson, Indiana, United States Death: November 2, 1833 — Edinburgh, Johnson, Indiana, United States |
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14 months elder sister |
Laurana Mayhew Birth: December 20, 1834 27 26 — Edinburgh, Johnson, Indiana, United States Death: September 26, 1835 — Edinburgh, Johnson, Indiana, United States |
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21 months himself |
Otto Lyman Mayhew Birth: October 2, 1836 29 28 — Edinburgh, Johnson, Indiana, United States Death: February 6, 1917 — American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Austin Ship Mayhew Sr. Birth: October 24, 1838 31 30 — La Porte, La Porte, Indiana, United States Death: May 22, 1910 — Giles, Wayne, Utah, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Elijah Mayhew Jr. Birth: December 3, 1841 34 33 — Edinburgh, Johnson, Indiana, United States Death: December 3, 1841 — Edinburgh, Johnson, Indiana, United States |
| younger brother |
Elisha Mayhew Birth: December 3, 1841 34 33 — Edinburgh, Johnson, Indiana, United States Death: December 3, 1841 — Edinburgh, Johnson, Indiana, United States |
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1 year younger sister |
Caroline Abigail Mayhew Birth: December 18, 1842 35 34 — Edinburgh, Johnson, Indiana, United States Death: November 30, 1924 — American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States |
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22 months younger brother |
Elijah Warren Mayhew Birth: November 1, 1844 37 36 — Edinburgh, Johnson, Indiana, United States Death: November 7, 1845 — Edinburgh, Johnson, Indiana, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Walter Franklin Mayhew Birth: January 17, 1848 40 39 — Edinburgh, Johnson, Indiana, United States Death: June 18, 1914 — Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States |
| Mother’s family with Brigham Young Sr. |
| step-father |
Brigham Young Sr. Birth: June 1, 1801 38 36 — Whitingham, Windham, Vermont, United States Death: August 29, 1877 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| mother |
Lydia Farnsworth Birth: February 5, 1808 — Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, United States Death: February 5, 1897 — Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States |
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Marriage: May 8, 1870 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |