Amazon Badham was born 22 January 1853 in Henderson, Mills County, Iowa, United States to Samuel Badham (1815-1868) and Mary Doggett Richards (1821-1898) and died 16 November 1909 Henderson, Mills County, Iowa, United States of unspecified causes. He married Melvina Jemima Peck (1854-1940) 30 May 1875 in Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa.
Vital Stats[]
- Father: Samuel Badham (1815-1868) - English Mormon Convert Immigrant and Mormon Battalion Veteran
- Mother: Mary Doggett Richards (1821-1898) -
- 1853-Jan-22 : Birth near Henderson, Mills Co, Iowa
- 1870 (est) : Marriage to Melvina Jemima Peck (1854-1940) - born in Herriman Fort, Salt Lake Valley, Utah, she is a cousin to early Utah Senator, Reed Smoot
- 1909-Nov-16 : Died near Henderson, Mills Co, Iowa
Biography[]
Before leaving Illinois Samuel's first wife died and about 1845 he married Mary Richards, a native of Highland county, Ohio, and they had a number of children, viz: Milvern, an infant; Frances, who became the wife of William Gaylord and died at Shenandoah, Iowa, leaving two children; Amazon Harrison; Violet, who became the wife of William James and died at Pleasant Hill, Missouri, January, 1877, leaving three children: Juan, who died at the age of two years; and Mary, who married Charles Wilson and died in western Nebraska, leaving two children. The mother of these children died April 2, 1898, at the age of seventy-six, lamented by all with whom she had been associated.
His wife was born in the Mormon Colony at Herriman Fort in the Salt Lake Valley. She is the granddaughter of the Smoot Family.
Children of Amazon and Melvina Badham[]
- Marcia Mabel Badham (1871-) - m. Archie Anderson
- Clara Alice Badham (1879-1957) - m. Josiah Roberts
- Ida Luella Badham (1880-1885) - died young
- Edith Grace Badham (1883-1966) - m. Herbert S Garnet
- Elda Delphine Badham (1887-1908) -
- Myron Verne Badham (1889-1935) - m. Tina Alexander
- George Walter Badham (1892-1937) - m. Lois Smith
- Gale Melvina Badham (1894-1895) -died young
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Mabel Mercy Badham (1871-) | |||
Clara Alice Badham (1879-1957) | |||
Ida Luella Badham (1881-1887) | |||
Grace Edith Badham (1883-1966) | |||
Elda Delphine Badham (1887-1908) | |||
Myron Verne Badham (1889-1935) | |||
Walter George Badham (1892-1937) | |||
Gale Melvina Badham (1894-1895) |
Siblings[]
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Charlotte Badham (1840-1841) | |||
James Richison Badham (1841-1888) | 7 September 1841 Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom | 27 December 1888 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States | Eliza A Fisher (1847-1928) |
Robert Badham (1844-1844) |
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Milvern Badham (1846-1846) | |||
Francis Ann Badham (1849-1879) | 29 August 1849 Henderson, Mills County, Iowa, United States | 1879 Shenandoah, Fremont County, Iowa, United States | William Gaylord (1832-1903) |
Amazon Badham (1853-1909) | 22 January 1853 Henderson, Mills County, Iowa, United States | 16 November 1909 Henderson, Mills County, Iowa, United States | Melvina Jemima Peck (1854-1940) |
Juan Badham (1855-1859) | |||
Violet Badham (1854-1875) | 1855 Iowa, United States | 12 January 1877 Iowa, United States | William James (1849-) |
Mary Martha Badham (1859-1886) | December 1859 Mills County, Iowa, United States | 1884 Nebraska, United States | Charles M Wilson (1849-) |
Clara Alice Badham (1861-1877) |
References[]
- Badham in Mills County, Iowa
- Amazon Badham
- Amazon Badham Gravestone Picture - FindAGrave.com gravestone for Amazon and Melvina at Farm Creek Cemetery, Mills Co, Iowa.
- History of Mills Co -
Vital Records[]
1870 US Census[]
- Mary Badham (F-49) (mother)
- Amazon Badham (M-17)
- Violet Badham (F-15)
- Mary Badham (F-10)
- Clarah Badham (F-7)
1880 US Census[]
Taken at Anderson, Mills Co, IA
- Amazon Badham (M-26)
- Melvina Badham (F-25)
- M.M. Badham (F-3)
- Clara A Badham (F-1)
1885 Iowa State Census[]
Taken at Henderson, Anderson, Mills Co, Iowa
- Amazon Badam (M-32)
- Melvina Badam (F-31)
- Mabel Badam (F-8)
- Clara Badam (F-5)
- Ida Badam (F-4)
- Grace Badam (F-2)
1900 US Census[]
Taken at Henderson, Mills Co, Iowa
- Amazon Badham (M-47) / ocp: Farmer
- Melvina Badham (F-46)
- Grace Badham (F-17)
- Elda Badham (F-13)
- Verne Badham (M-10)
- Waltar Badham (M-7)