Brief Life History of Emory Harold
When Emory Harold Benson was born on 1 June 1894, in Newton, Cache, Utah, United States, his father, John Benson, was 27 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Tempest, was 26. He married Ella Parker on 26 May 1915, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Fremont, Idaho, United States in 1900. He died on 15 August 1982, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Newton, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Emory Benson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Emory H Benson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Emory Harold Benson, "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 · The Logan Temple Barn
The Logan Temple Barn was built on the edge of the Logan temple property to house the animals belonging to the builders of the temple. It was one of only two stone barns built in Cache Valley. These barns became obsolete during the rise of the automobile era. The building and the land it was on was sold in 1919 and became an automobile repair shop. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 19, 1985, and is still standing today.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the medieval personal name Ben(ne), a pet form of Benedict (see Benn ) + -son.
English: habitational name from a place in Oxfordshire named Benson, from Old English Benesingtūn ‘settlement (Old English tūn) associated with Benesa’, a personal name of obscure origin, perhaps a derivative of Bana meaning ‘slayer’.
Americanized form of any of various Scandinavian patronymics from the personal name Bengt, Bendt, etc., Scandinavian forms of Benedict , e.g. Swedish Bengtsson , Danish Bendtsen, Danish and Norwegian Bentsen . Compare Bensen 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Emory Harold Benson June 1, 1894 – August 15, 1982 88 Years 2 months 14 Days EMORY HAROLD BENSON some of my experiences as I lived in Newton. As told to my Grandson, Blake Eugene Benson, written Ma …
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