John Alexander BEVAN Jr.

Male20 November 1878–23 July 1936

Brief Life History of John Alexander

When John Alexander BEVAN Jr. was born on 20 November 1878, in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States, his father, John Alexander Bevan Sr., was 27 and his mother, Letitia McIntire Kelsey, was 22. He married Annie Ellen ISGREEN on 12 November 1902, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 23 July 1936, in his hometown, at the age of 57, and was buried in Tooele City Cemetery, Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Alexander BEVAN Jr.
1878–1936
Annie Ellen ISGREEN
1881–1980
Marriage: 12 November 1902
Ella BEVAN
1903–1966
Floyd Kelsey BEVAN
1905–1992
Leo Ernest BEVAN
1909–1999
Bessie Lucile BEVAN
1912–1980
John LaVar BEVAN
1914–1976
Rulon Alexander BEVAN
1920–1982

Sources (65)

  • Alexander Bevan in entry for Bevan, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
  • John Alex Bevan, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • John A in entry for Rulon Alexander Bevan and Wanda Marie Nielsen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 November 1902Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
  • Children (6)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 3

    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

    Age 4

    A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 18

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    Name Meaning

    Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Iefan ‘son of Evan’, with fused patronymic marker (a)p. Compare Evan and Evans .

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

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    Story Highlight

    Stories from the Life of My Grandparents: Leo Ernest Bevan & Lucile Elizabeth Kirk

    by Jeffrey L. Broadhead May 10, 1996 INTRODUCTION During my years at Brigham Young University, I was blessed to spend many weekends with my grandparents in their home in Tooele, Utah. Always, …

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