Brief Life History of Rulon Warren
When Rulon Warren Butterfield was born on 22 August 1921, in Bannock, Idaho, United States, his father, Samuel Monroe Butterfield, was 26 and his mother, Nancy Arilla Hofhine, was 20. He married Mary Louise Brown about 1940, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1930 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 5 December 1965, in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Fort Rosecrans, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States.
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- Rulen Warren Butterfield in household of Samuel Monroe Butterfield, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Rulon W Butterfield, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Rulon W Butterfield, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
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1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
1923 · President Harding visits Utah to get to know the people.
President Warren G. Harding's visited Utah as part of a broader tour of the western United States designed to bring him closer to the people and their conditions. After Speaking at Liberty Park, the president went to the Hotel Utah where he met with President Heber J. Grant and talked to him about the history of the church.
1933 · Lone Cedar Tree Monument
The Lone Cedar Tree is a historical monument located near downtown Salt Lake City and was the location of the only tree growing in the valley in 1847, when early pioneers arrived in the valley. The Daughters of Utah Pioneers erected the monument to honor the Mormon heritage and history of Salt Lake City.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Butterfield (Yorkshire) or from any of several other minor places with the same name. The name is derived from Old English butere ‘butter’ + feld ‘field’ or ‘open country’.
History: Benjamin Butterfield came to Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1638. John Butterfield (1801–69) was born in Berne, NY, and founded an express company that merged with other companies to form the American Express Company (1850).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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