My mother used to say, "My girl is a bell."

Isabella

Actually my girl is Isabella.  My mother's name is Vesta Isabella Pettersson Curtis.  She was not the first Isabella.  I will discuss here some of her ancestors, and mine, who were also named Isabella.

I believe my mother was named after Vesta Isabella Dixon.  She died at 3 years of age.  Born August 3, 1898 in Coalville, Summit, Utah.  Died January 26, 1902 in Scofield, Carbon, Utah.  Buried January 29, 1902 in Coalville, Summit, Utah.

They were both named after Isabella Pilkington.  Isabella Pilkington was the mother of both Vesta Isabella Dixon and Vesta Isabella Pettersson Curtis.  Isabella Pilkington was born May 16, 1854 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.  She died November 26, 1931 and is buried at Scofield, Carbon,  Utah.

Isabella Pilkington also had a daughter named Miriam Isabella Dixon.  She is the mother of Vesta Isabella Dixon.  Miriam was born April 28, 1876 in Smithfield, Cache, Utah.  She died September 22, 1906 in Salt Lake City and was buried September 25, 1906 at Coalville, Summit, Utah.  This information contradicts the death certificate for Miriam.  The death certificate is wrong.  See below for information on newspaper articles which already have her buried before the date on the death certificate. 

Isabella Pilkington's father was William Pilkington, Sr.  He had a sister named Isabella Pilkington Frost.  She was born January 30, 1925  in Little Bolton, Lancashire, England.  She married Hugh Hilton April 9, 1852 in St. Louis, Missouri.  She died June 5, 1875 in Virgin City, Washington, Utah and is buried there.  She had a daughter named Isabella Jane Hilton born July 21, 1866 and died August 23, 1867 all in Virgin City, Washington, Utah and is buried there.

There is another Isabella.  Miriam Isabella Livsey was born July 22, 1907 in Scofield, Carbon, Utah, a daughter of William Livsey and Anna Elizabeth Eden.  William is the younger brother of my grandmother Ellen Lydia Livsey Pettersson.  Miriam died October 25, 1972 and apparently is buried in San Diego, California. 

Coalville Times, September 28, 1906, page 1.
http://udn.lib.utah.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/coalville/id/29774/show/29659/rec/2

Salt Lake Herald, September 28, 1906, page 7.
http://udn.lib.utah.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/slherald2/id/36211/show/36363/rec/24