Brief Life History of Lynn Kearns
When Lynn Kearns Knighton was born on 16 November 1884, in Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah, United States, his father, George Henry Knighton, was 25 and his mother, Emma Jane Kearns, was 23. He married Alberta Gertrude "Gertie" Monkman on 6 May 1912, in Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, United States. He died on 26 November 1964, in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States.
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- Lynn Kerns Knighton, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Lynn Kearns Knighton, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Lynn K Knighton, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
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, that all forms of polygamy were to be banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
English (East Midlands): habitational name from any of numerous places called with Old English cniht ‘knight, young man, retainer’ (genitive plural cnihta) + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’, such as Knighton (Leicestershire, Staffordshire) and Knighton on Teme (Worcestershire).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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