Desla Slade Bennion

Brief Life History of Desla Slade

When Desla Slade Bennion was born on 9 May 1889, in Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Alfred Bennion, was 28 and his mother, Amelia Eliza Slade, was 34. He married Edna Louise Hull on 3 October 1914, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in United States in 1949. He died on 17 March 1965, in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Desla Slade Bennion
1889–1965
Edna Louise Hull
1891–1969
Marriage: 3 October 1914
Richard Desla Bennion
1915–1982
Irving Hull Bennion
1918–2010
Gordon Hull Bennion
1920–1998
Margaret Louise Bennion
1923–2003
Mary Edna Bennion
1929–1990

Sources (44)

  • Desla S Bennion, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Dista Bennion, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Desla S Bennion, "Washington, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1890 · African American Population in Roslyn

In 1980, Roslyn was recognized on having the state's highest population of African Americans at 22%

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

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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