Nelson Harden Bennion

Brief Life History of Nelson Harden

When Nelson Harden Bennion was born on 25 July 1921, in West Valley City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Marcus Leslie Bennion, was 29 and his mother, Ella Fern Petersen, was 26. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1954 and lived in United States in 1949 and New York City, New York, United States in 1950. He died on 15 September 1987, in Petaluma, Sonoma, California, United States, at the age of 66.

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Family Time Line

Marcus Leslie Bennion
1892–1971
Ella Fern Petersen
1894–1988
Marcus Dean Bennion
1916–1918
Calvin Kent Bennion
Barbara Lynn Bennion
1919–1965
Nelson Harden Bennion
1921–1987
Marshall Leslie Bennion
1924–1956
Calvin Kent Bennion
1928–2020

Sources (16)

  • Nelson H Bennion, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Nelson Harden Bennion, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
  • Nelson H Bennion, "United States Social Security Death Index"

World Events (8)

1922 · Timpanogos Cave National Monument

Timpanogos Cave National Monument is a United States National Monument protecting the Timpanogos Cave Historic District and a cave system on Mount Timpanogos. There are three caves in the cave system, one of which is specifically called Timpanogos Cave but the caves are only viewable on guided tours when the monument is open.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

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

1941

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Einion, ap Eynon ‘son of Einion’ (see Eynon ).

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

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LIFE SKETCH OF BENNION, NELSON HARDEN

Nelson Harden Bennion was borrn 25 July 1921 at Granger, Salt Lake County, Utah. He helped his parents on the family farm and attended Monroe School and Cypress High School where he graduated in 293 …

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