Virgil Wilton Birdzell

Brief Life History of Virgil Wilton

When Virgil Wilton Birdzell was born on 26 May 1920, in Leadore, Lemhi, Idaho, United States, his father, Wilde Wilton Birdzell, was 34 and his mother, India Elizabeth Hover, was 33. He married Vivian Margaret Supp on 7 February 1942, in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Election Precinct 15 Wendover, Tooele, Utah, United States in 1940 and Wells, Utah, United States in 1950. He died on 22 November 1985, in Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Wells, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Virgil Wilton Birdzell
1920–1985
Vivian Margaret Supp
1921–1996
Marriage: 7 February 1942
Kenneth Dale Birdzell
1946–2020

Sources (12)

  • Virgil W Birdzell, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Virgil N Birdzell, "Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993"
  • Virgil W Birdzell, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"

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World Events (8)

1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World

Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

1938 · The DI is Opened To The Public

Deseret Industries is a non-profit organization and a division of Welfare Services of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It includes a chain of retail thrift stores and work projects. Many of the items sold are second hand or never used. Such items include furniture, appliances, computers, and clothing. The DI also sells new furniture, much of it received directly from its own manufacturing plant in Salt Lake City. The DI provides job skill training for the physically, emotionally and socially challenged and seeks to place them into private sector employment.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from a place in South Yorkshire named Birdwell, from Old English bridd ‘bird’ + wella ‘spring, stream’, or from Bridwell in Devon or Bridewell in Wiltshire, the first element of which may be an Old English word, brīd ‘surging’. The surname is now very rare in the British Isles.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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