Orson Vern Asay

Brief Life History of Orson Vern

When Orson Vern Asay was born on 3 May 1894, in Hatch, Garfield, Utah, United States, his father, Eleazer Asay, was 19 and his mother, Amanda Permelia Hatch, was 16. He married Ella Fay Harris on 8 October 1914, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Election District 12 Kane, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States in 1940 and Park, Wyoming, United States in 1950. He died on 20 February 1978, in Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States.

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Family Time Line

Orson Vern Asay
1894–1978
Ella Fay Harris
1896–1982
Marriage: 8 October 1914
Orson Harris Asay
1915–1991
Ida Vilate Asay
1918–1992
Viola Asay
1920–2003
Chester Harris Asay
1922–2003
Al Harris Asay
1927–2021
Verna Fay Asay
1936–1993

Sources (39)

  • Orson V Asay, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Orson V. Assay, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Orson Vern Asay, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

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1909

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Name Meaning

English: probably a variant of Acey .

History: A certain Joseph Asay is recorded in Salem County, NJ, in 1755.

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

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“Nay, Speak No Ill!”

I grew up in Burlington, Wyoming where the fame of Bishop O. Vern Asay was known, as well as that of a number of his children. He was known by reputation and by specific instances as a very dynamic le …

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