Brief Life History of John Elmer
When John Elmer Brimhall was born on 20 December 1894, in Glendale, Kane, Utah, United States, his father, John William Brimhall, was 40 and his mother, Alveretta Rose, was 27. He married Ettie Lovina Wheeler on 21 March 1917, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Township 2 Ward, Ravalli, Montana, United States in 1940 and Big Horn, Wyoming, United States in 1950. He died on 28 April 1991, in Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Lovell Cemetery, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States.
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- John E Brimhall, "United States 1950 Census"
- John Elmer Brimhall, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- John Elmer Brimhall, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
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.
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. This condition was that the new state rewrite their constitution to say that all forms of polygamy were banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Bramhall .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Life Story Tape Recorded by John Elmer Brimhall Transcribed by His Grandson Mark Whiting
John Elmer Brimhall My father’s name was John W. Brimhall and my mother’s was Alveretta Rose Brimhall. In 1894, we lived down in Glendale, Utah. I had 5 sisters and 2 brothers then. My mother went out …
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